Carnicacti

Carnicacti (glutonosiscactaceae) are a small family of carnivorous cactus found in the cactree forest. They descend from jumping cholla cactus, just like cactrees do. They measure in at 5 inches in height and an inch in diameter. Their flowers extend a foot above the actual cactus to avoid pollinators from getting eaten. They also grow small buds off of their spiky underside that they can drop. The spikes on the bud hook into a passing animal that transports it to a safe spot that it can grow.

The top inch of the Carnicacti excrete a thin layer of sweet-tasting and sweet-smelling mucilage. Their spines are microscopic and hold the mucilage in place. When hungry insects come by to drink, they get stuck on the barbed spines. The cactus then secretes enzymes that break down insects. The soup is then absorbed by their stomata. 

Carnicacti diverged from their cousins during the calidocene. The leeward side of the rockys and its rainshadow desert had little nutrients. The trees that adapted to the low nutrient soil became the cactrees. Those that didn't adapt to the soil developed carnivory, and became the carnicacti.