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Bladderworts trap their prey when their trap is triggered by prey brushing up against small trigger hairs attached to the trap door. Once the trap is triggered, it will close sucking the prey and surrounding water into the trap.

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What does a bladderwort look like?

they are just like Venus fly traps they are plant that live in swampy fresh water areas that have no roots they have small bristles inside there mouth that when they are brushed slam shut trapping the insect they then are sprayed with a sticking substance that makes it easier for digestion.


Which part of the venus fly trap plant traps insect?

The mouth.


Which plant traps insect in its tentacles?

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Are bladderwort consumers or producers?

Yes. The bladderwort traps minute insects and crustaceans in their specialized urn-shaped bladders.


What type of plant is bladderwort?

living plant that eat people


Which plant is the bladderwort?

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What are the adaptations for a bladderwort?

Bladderwort is an insectivorous plant adapted to catch insects for its partial requirement of nitrogen.


Is a blatterwort a pond consumer?

No, the bladderwort is a plant - a producer.


How does the bladderwort trap food?

It has sticky goo that when the insect sits there it traps it real quick.Bladderworts have tiny bladders on their underwater leaves. The bladders have trigger hairs on the out side edges. When a small animal like a water flea bumps against one of the trigger hairs the bladder inflates with water and sucks the critter inside where it is digested. The sticky goo that traps insects is not found in bladderworts but is found in sundews.For more information check out the wikipedia page on common bladderworts.


What might a Venus trap eat?

A Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is a carnivorous plant of wetlands, or as a house plant. The plant traps insects and absorbs the nutrients of the insect.


Does SIC 3699 cover establishments making insect traps?

It includes establishments making insect traps


What kind of plant is a bladderwort?

a carnivorous vplant that loves to trap bugs