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Venus Fly Trap in Action (Video)

By kukon ⋅ November 16, 2007 ⋅ Email This Post Email This Post ⋅ Print This Post Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ 423 views

The Venus Fly TrapThe Venus Fly Trap (Dionaea muscipula) is the most well known species of carnivorous plants. This plant attracts its pray by using a sweet nectar. Once the insect has landed on the plant and it touches one of its triggers, there’s no escape. The trap snaps closed, trapping the victim.

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3 comments for “Venus Fly Trap in Action (Video)”

  1. I see different species of this plants in the shops.For me is interesting how they survive in winter, when there are not insects. Other fact is that the plant understands What is happend: the fly is here, now it goes away and it’s necessary to be more quick to take it…

    Posted by Liudmila | November 18, 2007, 12:22 pm

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