Yeah, They Are Weird
You may be tempted to think that carnivorous plants come straight out of a fantasy or science fiction story, like Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, or Star Trek. Maybe Merlin created them when he was training King Arthur, or the crew of the Enterprise came upon them while visiting some distant planet that is entirely different from our own.
All we can say is that carnivorous plants are weird. And they are also really, really real. Sure, there are probably stories about carnivorous plants in fantasy and science fiction stories, but the ones we are talking about here actually grow on Earth. You may have already seen some.