Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)
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Venus flytrap is native only to North and South Carolina. The "trap" of a Venus flytrap is a modified leaf. A plant can have as many as eight of them arising from flat stems (technically part of the leaf) around a basal rosette.
This leaf/trap consists of two lip-like lobes united by a hinge. Nectar within the trap is the bait that draws an insect into its death. Once inside, if the insect makes contact with one of the trigger hairs, the trap is sprung: It closes, shutting up the prey inside. After digestion, the "jaws" reopen.
This leaf/trap consists of two lip-like lobes united by a hinge. Nectar within the trap is the bait that draws an insect into its death. Once inside, if the insect makes contact with one of the trigger hairs, the trap is sprung: It closes, shutting up the prey inside. After digestion, the "jaws" reopen.
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2-13-2026
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