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"Spun" is a little harsh. It's not easy to say concisely and the shorter version wouldn't capture significantly more audience that the longer version (IMO).

"New carnivorous attribute of known plant discovered in Pacific Northwest", perhaps?

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"Plant in Pacific Northwest newly discovered to be carnivorous" if you wanted to be accurate, but I think the original title is fine.

“Plant discovered to be carnivorous”

I don’t understand why not just say it — it sounds pretty exciting to me.

I actually think it's more exciting this way. Think about it if it wasn't just eating bugs. Which is more exciting: "We've discovered a new species of plant, and it's a man-eater" or "this well-known plant has secretly been eating people all along"?

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