Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is a carnivorous plant. Catching its prey, mainly insects, with a trapping structure formed by its leaves, the plants' glands secrete an enzyme to decompose the prey ...

"Look at this!" said my dad, as he inserted the blunt end of his eyeglasses into my Venus fly trap. The plant closed its fibrous mouth over the plastic ear pad, locking it in. "Papa, you're killing it ...

What is a Venus fly trap? The Venus fly trap is a carnivorous plant that is native to North and South Carolina. The plant gets its name from its ability to trap and eat flies and other small insects.

Catching prey is as easy as 1-2-3 for Venus flytraps, according to a new study. That's because they use hormones to 'count' the steps of prey who are unfortunate enough to land on their surface. In a ...

The Venus fly trap (Dionaea muscipula) captivates with its clever approach to survival, thriving in the coastal wetlands of North and South Carolina. This remarkable plant is not only known for its ...

What has no brain, no nervous system, and not even nerves, yet acts as if it has reflexes? The answer is a Venus fly trap. This famous carnivorous plant captures insects and other small animals – and ...

Venus flytraps nab their insect prey by snapping shut in response to pressure from little bug feet. Now, researchers have discovered the chemicals that protect the carnivorous plant from false alarms.

The subject of many jungle-based action movies, a hit musical (see Little Shop of Horrors) and even the 2023 John Lewis Christmas advert, the Venus fly trap isn't your average houseplant. Unlike the ...

Scientists have determined how Venus fly trap plants (Dionaea muscipula) carry out their characteristic snapping mechanism, where they ‘snap shut’ when an insect or an arachnid enters. The snapping ...

Toward the end of the 19th century, lurid tales of killer plants began popping up everywhere. Terrible, tentacle-waving trees snatched and swallowed unwary travelers in far-off lands. Mad professors ...

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