Sneaky Venus Flytraps Use Prey For Nutrients And Energy

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Venus Flytrap (Photo Credit: LynnB via Pixabay CCO Public Domain

The fact that the Dionaea muscipula, or Venus flytrap, feeds on unsuspecting insects by luring them into its jaw-like leaves with sweet-smelling nectar has been known for centuries. However, scientists thought the prey only provided the plant with essential nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorous, that are severely lacking in their native habitats – the subtropical wetlands of North and South Carolina. They had assumed that like other vegetation, the carnivorous plants obtained their energy through photosynthesis – using light energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen. It turns out they were wrong.

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  • ryah
    ryah약 5년
    Very Cool
    • karamjonfarhat
      karamjonfarhat약 5년
      cool
      • cygapike-160215184089
        cygapike-160215184089약 5년
        They have claws that are actully called claw teeth and it also looks like a needle isn´t that cool.
        • dgh4576
          dgh4576약 5년
          they must have some strong jaws!!!
          • Questionablez약 6년
            I have a question. How do they swallow their food?
            • mua
              mua약 4년
              They don't swallow their food, they decompose it in their mouth and digest it in their mouth
            • IDK6년 이상
              this is so cool, now I want one
              • big shunges6년 이상
                I have to do this for a current event homework
                • mysterious dude6년 이상
                  I wonder how it feels to be a fly getting crushed in a venus fly trap.
                  • ...6년 이상
                    If I had a venus fly trap, I would want it to eat mosquitos.
                    • chasidy26
                      chasidy266년 이상
                      i dont have one but some day

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