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-The role of predatory species such as //Xenoplatyura beaveri// in their relation with carnivorous pitcher plants has been studied recently. After devouring their prey, these larvae's feces, which contain nutrients for the plants, fall on the pitcher,  contributing to the deposit of nutrients inside the pitchers.
+The role of predatory species such as //Xenoplatyura beaveri// in their relation with carnivorous pitcher plants has been studied recently. After devouring their prey, these larvae's feces, which contain nutrients for the plants, fall on the pitcher an contribute to the deposit of nutrients therein.
 However, the net effect of this predator-prey relationship for //Nepenthes// remains in discussion. If, on the one hand, the increase of nutrients deposit may allow the net effect to be classified as positive for carnivorous pitcher plants, on the other, their main contributors' population size is decreased due to predation, leading to less nutrient in their pitchers and, consequently, reduced plant reproduction on the long run.