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Why doesn't the sundew have to move as quickly as the Venus flytrap to imprison an insect?
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∙ 9y ago
Sundews excrete a sticky mucilage from their leaves which ensnare insects that come into contact with it. Because the leaves are sticky enough to trap most prey, the leaves do not need to close quickly. The prey is effectively disabled before the trap closes. It is like having a glue trap to catch mice.
Venus Flytraps do not have this sticky mucilage and must snap closed fast enough to prevent the prey from escaping. This is more analogous to a traditional snapping mouse trap.
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∙ 11y ago
Jalara Smalls
to give it is prey
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What is the Venus Flytrap's favorite insect?
The Venus Flytrap actually doesn't have a favorite insect... It likes just about any insect.
Does a Venus Flytrap eat bees?
A Venus Flytrap will eat any insect which falls into it's trap.
Does a Venus Flytrap move?
It moves, with help of its fluid pressure and wind.
How does a venus fly trap ability to trap flies help it survive?
The venus flytrap absorbs nutrients from the fly or other insect. These nutrients are essential to the flytrap's health.
How large of an insect can the Venus flytrap catch?
It depends on the type, container size etc of the Venus Flytrap. The biggest I have seen was as big as a 13 year old's fist.
What is the Venus Flytrap's niche?
Its niche is to eat all the flying insect pests in its ecosystem or surroundings.
If a Venus Flytrap closes around a small insect which life characteristic does this illustrate?
Response to stimuli.
Which part of the Venus Flytrap helps in catching the insect?
The triggers tell the plant to shut its trap.
How can you tell a Venus' s-flytrap has trapped an insect?
The leaf/trap will be closed. If the insect escaped, the trap will open again a few hours later.
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.
Does the Venus Flytrap have little hairs called sensors?
Yes because it has to sense the insect to be able to catch it.
What does a Venus Flytrap do with the fly it eats?
A Venus Flytrap's jaw like "flower" closes once it catches prey. The insect or fly will act similar to a stomach and digest the fly or other insect prey to supply the plant with nutrients. The process takes roughly ten days.
