The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner • Paragraph 1811
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So far this does not differ from the Fly Catchers mentioned above, but another very curious action then begins. If the midge or fly is near the margin of the leaf, the edge of the latter begins to curl or roll inwards over it. It does so very slowly, and may not finish rolling over the insect for some hours. Whilst this is going on acids and "gastric juice," or ferments which act in the same way, are being poured over the body of the midge, which is finally completely digested. Next day, having finished the midge, the leaf majestically unrolls itself again and waits for another.