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How does the flytrap turn flies into dinner?

Updated: 8/21/2019
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The Venus Flytrap (as an example) entices flies to land on its open leaves. Once a fly brushes against fine hairs, the trap is sprung, entrapping the fly. The fly is dissolved and absorbed into the plant as a nutrient.

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