Parasitic dodder vines sniff out and steer towards their preferred hosts instead of flailing around blindly.

菟丝子寄生藤会闻出它们喜欢的寄主并往寄主的方向生长，而是向四面盲目乱长。

Like dodder, the Ghost plant is a parasite, but they lack the chlorophyll necessary  to make their own food from sunlight.

像菟丝子一样，幽灵植物是一种寄生虫，但它们缺乏光制作自己食物所需的叶绿素。

Parasitic plants, like dodder, sap  their nutrients from a host plant.

寄生植物，如菟丝子，会从寄主植物中吸取营养。