"It has long been known that Roridula plays host to a curious insect called the assassin bug. These bugs live on the plant, and for reasons still unknown can traverse the sticky glands with no problem at all. When other insects become caught, the assassin bugs close in, stab their needlelike mouths into the struggling prey, and suck out the juices. [...] Assassin bugs, after sucking dry Roridula's prey, secrete a nutritious substance onto the plant that the leaves then absorb-- a true carnivore by proxy!" --Peter D'Amato, The Savage Garden 1st rev.