Sneaky Venus Flytraps Use Prey For Nutrients And Energy
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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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ryah4년 이상Very Cool
karamjonfarhat4년 이상cool
cygapike-1602151840894년 이상They have claws that are actully called claw teeth and it also looks like a needle isn´t that cool.
dgh45764년 이상they must have some strong jaws!!!- Questionablez5년 이상I have a question. How do they swallow their food?
- mua3년 이상They don't swallow their food, they decompose it in their mouth and digest it in their mouth
- IDK6년 이하this is so cool, now I want one
- big shunges6년 이하I have to do this for a current event homework
- mysterious dude약 6년I wonder how it feels to be a fly getting crushed in a venus fly trap.
- ...약 6년If I had a venus fly trap, I would want it to eat mosquitos.
chasidy26약 6년i dont have one but some day