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Venus Flytrap - Dionaea muscipula The Venus Flytrap is a carnivorous plant. The plant&rsquo;s bi-lobed leaves have sensory hairs that trigger the trap to close only when touched twice within 20 seconds. This eliminates false closures. The edges of the trap have sharp spikes, which interlock, preventing prey from escaping. Next, digestion begins, but only if the prey in the trap is a living insect as the plant can discern movement. By secreting enzymes, the trap transforms the insect into soupy goo, which is then absorbed into the plant&rsquo;s tissues.<br />
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Venus Flytrap - Dionaea muscipula

The Venus Flytrap is a carnivorous plant. The plant’s bi-lobed leaves have sensory hairs that trigger the trap to close only when touched twice within 20 seconds. This eliminates false closures. The edges of the trap have sharp spikes, which interlock, preventing prey from escaping. Next, digestion begins, but only if the prey in the trap is a living insect as the plant can discern movement. By secreting enzymes, the trap transforms the insect into soupy goo, which is then absorbed into the plant’s tissues.

*This is a houseplant

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  1. Love what you did with the composition, and great explanation too. Posted one year ago
    1. Thanks :) Posted one year ago

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The Venus flytrap , ''Dionaea muscipula'', is a carnivorous plant native to subtropical wetlands on the East Coast of the United States. It catches its prey—chiefly insects and arachnids— with a trapping structure formed by the terminal portion of each of the plant's leaves and is triggered by tiny hairs on their inner surfaces.

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Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Dec 4, 2023. Captured Oct 31, 2023 15:09 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/3.5
  • 1/256s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm