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A Venus Flytrap needs insects in order to survive like any other plant. As they typically grow in a boggy environment with few nutrients, insects are the best way for the Venus Flytrap to survive and feed on.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoVenus Flytraps need to survive or else the world will become overrun with insects. I suppose not entirely overrun, but there will be an increase in the amount of insects.
If you just mean in your home, I suppose they don't but it's up to you.
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What is the symbiotic relationship of Venus Flytraps and insects?
The relationship between a Venus Flytrap is a parasitic relationship. The flies do not benefit from the interaction. The Venus Flytrap lures the flies into its stomach and digests them. The fly gets eaten (dies) in the end.It is not a symbiotic relationship, the fly is the prey; it is not a beneficial arranagment to both parties
What is the difference between a Venus Flytrap and an animal that traps insects?
The Venus Flytrap is a carnivorous plant and not an animal.
What preys on the Venus flytrap?
Only insects.
What is the function of the Venus Flytrap?
Lures the prey into the mouth of the Venus Flytrap by a sweet scent that attracts them, and when the fly lands, the mouth closes in a rapid action, and digests the fly/insect.
What does the Venus Flytrap get from the insects it 'eats'?
It gets nutrients for it to survive.
Does a Venus flytrap make its food?
No, it doesn't. It eats insects .
What type of plant is venus?
A Venus Flytrap is a carnivorous plant - that traps and digests insects.
What are the spines of a Venus-flytrap for?
for eating insects and it gets its food from oxygen (other insects )
What eats a Venus Fytrap?
Some insects such as millipedes or worms eat the leaves of the Venus Flytrap.
Does Venus flytrap make its own food?
No, it doesn't. It eats insects .
How does the Venus Flytrap help people?
Venus Flytraps help by controlling the number of insects in the world, by eating them.
Is the Venus Flytrap a predator?
Yes it would because it eats insects and flies.
