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Why doesn't the sundew have to move as quickly as the Venus flytrap to imprison an insect?
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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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.
If a Venus Flytrap closes around a small insect which life characteristic does this illustrate?
Response to stimuli.
What is the Venus Flytrap's niche?
Its niche is to eat all the flying insect pests in its ecosystem or surroundings.
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.
How does a Venus flytrap digest its prey?
A Venus flytrap digests its prey by secreting enzymes that break down the trapped insect's body into nutrients, which are then absorbed by the plant for energy and growth.
Does the Venus Flytrap have little hairs called sensors?
Yes because it has to sense the insect to be able to catch it.
