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Venus Flytraps are native to a 60 mile radius around Wilmington, North Carolina, which includes part of the states of North or South Carolina.
If you are wondering about Venus Flytraps, this is a rather good website to go to (see related link below).
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 8y agoNo. Subtropical wetlands on the East Coast of the United States in North Carolina and South Carolina
The Venus flytrap gets the "Venus" part of its name because its flowers are really pretty (like the goddess Venus) and are white, like the planet Venus. The plant is not from Venus. The "Flytrap" part comes from what they eat: bugs!
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∙ 11y agoThe man was called Arthur Dobbs and he was from North Carolina in North America. In 1763 he was the first person to describe the plant which he called 'Fly Trap Sensitive', and later it was named the Venus Flytrap.
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∙ 11y agoThe plant's common name refers to Venus, the Roman goddess of love.
Many people often say that love is a trap because people will do anything for it, and in this case, it is a deadly one! It is not people who are in love this time, but the poor little insects. Most Venus Flytraps have a lovely, red "mouth" which is extremely appealing to flies and other bugs, even small animals such as frogs. However, when they get just a bit too close, they trigger little hairs on the inside of the trap and it snaps shut. What seemed so alluring just moments ago, now has brought those insects to their death. I can only suppose that the person who named the plant did not have very good experiences with love!
The genus name, Dionaea ("daughter of Dione"), refers to the Greek goddess Aphrodite, while the species name, muscipula is Latin for "mousetrap".
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∙ 12y agoIt was discovered in 1763 by Governor Arthur Dobbs of North Carolina.
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∙ 11y agoThe sweet smell of the Venus Flytrap comes from their nectar.
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What city did the Venus Flytrap come from?
It came from Mehhico (Mexico).
Where did the Venus Flytrap's name come from?
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Do Venus Flytraps sneeze?
Yes Venus Flytraps or Dionaea muscipula can sneeze. But only very gently.Some germs can come in the insects that Venus Flytraps inhabit. So Venus Flytraps use the method of actually pushing out the digested insect out through their roots. but there isn't any chance you'll see one sneezing.
How do Venus Flytraps adapt to their environment?
The Venus fly trap grows in soil that is poor in nitrogen and phosphorous. This soil cannot provide sufficient nutrients for the formation of proteins. The fly trap has adapted to eat insects in order to provide itself with necessary nutrients.
Why do flowers have a sweet smell to survive?
Most flowers have a sweet scent so insects will come and pollinate the plant, and allow the plant to continue to go.
Is a vine a non vascular plant?
According to my worldwide studies a Venus Flytrap is a plant. Many studies have said that it is an animal, however in my current research I have come to the conclusion that they are plant species.
What is the Venus Flytrap's predator?
Yes, the venus flytrap is a carnivore because it consumes any insect it can trap, and those insects provide nourishment for the plant with by way of their meat content. Because it only consumes insects and other tiny bugs some people think that the venus flytrap is a more specialised type of carnivore called an insectivore.
Where does Venus come in order of size?
where dose Venus come in order of size
Can a Venus Flytrap get rid of the flies in your house?
No, but it will kill the odd couple. What is remarkable about the functioning of the Venus Flytrap is that a prey has to come in contact with two trigger hairs in succession or touch one hair twice, for the lobes to close in less than 0.1 seconds! This is to ensure that it does not waste energy in trapping a fallen leaf or get activated by a raindrop. This intelligent trap tightens and increases its pace of digestion if it senses the prey trying to escape. Digestion usually takes about 10 days. If the prey is very small and manages to escape, the trap will reopen within 12 hours. It is a rare occurrence for a trap to catch and digest more than 3 preys in its lifetime.
How do smell particles get to your nose?
The strong, sweet smell of perfume reaches your nose so quickly because the chemicals in the perfume evaporate easily in the air so that we can smell them. In addition, the chemical itself can be smelt.
How does Venus flytrap get nutrients?
By absorbing the nutrients of the decaying insects that fall into its snare. The same thing holds true for the pitcher plant. Most of the nutrients come through photosynthesis like any other plant. However, they can eat LIVE insects. They attract insects with their smell and bright colors. If you are caring for one, you can also put in dead insects and trigger the hairs in the trap to make it eat it. See the related link for more information.
Where does the name venus come from?
Because Venus was the brightest planet in the sky, the Romans named it Venus. Venus was the name of the Roman goddess of love and beauty.
