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Venus Flytrap
The Venus Fly Trap is a carnivorous plant native to nitrogen poor environments. All questions about Venus Flytraps can be directed here.
379 Questions
Where do the bugs go when eaten by a Venus Flytrap?
The fly gets slowly digested over a period of around 10 days. Its juices are used as nutrients for the Flytrap to consume. The left over parts of the fly are kept inside the trap until it is washed out by the rain once the trap has reopened.
How do Venus Flytraps pollinate?
Venus Flytraps have simple white flowers that are pollinated by insects that are not attracted to its carnivorous traps. (Ironic, right?) If you own a Venus Flytrap, and you don't want seeds, cut the flowers, because they waste the energy and resources of the plant.
The venus flytrap obtains what important raw material by digesting insects?
The soils where the flytrap grows is deficient in minerals such as phosphorus, without which the plants could not grow well. Some plants grew better that could absorb the minerals from dead insects, and the flytraps were the ones with the mutation (leaf traps) that best succeeded.
The leaves on a Venus Flytrap close when touch what is this an example of?
I do not think that it has a specific name for only that. I am not a plant professional but I can tell you that number one; they aren't leaves and number two; It should only be called "the head of the Venus Flytrap closing". It also does not need a capital V since it is not the name of a planet, but the name of a plant (Venus).
Can a venus fly trap eat dead flies?
Yes, you should cut off any dead leaves or heads to prevent fungal infections.
How many times does a Venus Flytrap eat?
Answer 1:
If you have a small glass bowl or something that your Mum or Dad doesn't mind getting dirty put it in that and then put a tiny bit of water in the bowl. Once this has gone then do the same when it's drank it all. If it's near a widow that you open quite a lot e.g a by a bathroom window - then you don't have to give it flies. But if it won't get many flies where it is, then you have to give it some. Never close their traps for fun because they will get tired and might die. Also, you should only give them rainwater not tap water.
Answer 2:
How often you water the Venus Flytrap is variant on whether the soil is moist or not. If it isn't, it needs watering and vise versa.
No it does not. It has 2-3 sensor hairs in the trap so when an insect touches one, it closes but so it doesn't waste energy snapping whenever the hairs are touched because if a drop of water hits a hair it won't close two hairs must be touched or the same hair twice.
Does a Venus Fly trap have flowers?
Venus Flytraps do have small white flowers but the traps form at the tips of the leaves and are not flowers. The traps are presumed to have developed from an ancestor that resembled the Sundew.
What is the average size of a Venus Flytrap?
The largest a Venus fly trap leaf can grow is about 3 cm across, that's barely large enough to fit a mouse let alone a human! Also, that is the largest they can grow, most plants rarely get anywhere near that size. The average size of a house hold Venus fly trap leaf is about 1.5 cm across.
What are the biotic factors of a Venus Flytrap?
- abiotic factors of the venus fly trap are the place they live in the climant and were they live in
Why does the Venus Flytrap trap flies?
The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) attracts insects onto its paired multicolor leaves, which then snap shut, trapping the insect in a "cage" between them.
Flies and insects are attracted to the Venus Flytrap's bright colours and scent. There are stiff "spikes" along the edges of the plant's leaves, which combine to form a barred cage when they rapidly fold together. This is triggered by tiny hairs in its trap: when a fly triggers two hairs in quick succession, the trap closes almost instantaneously. Unable to escape, the fly is slowly digested by enzymes in the leaves.
Trigger Mechanism
The cells along the top of the hinge (along the inside of the trap) can quickly 'deflate' when they receive the signal from any 2 of the 6 trigger hairs on the inside surface. The trigger hairs send a signal when they are bent over by any mechanical pressure such as a bug brushing against them. The mechanism for 'deflating' is rapid loss of turgor pressure by the opening of ion channels in the cell membrane of those cells on the top surface of the hinge allowing water to rush out.
It is likely that 2 hairs need to be bent to prevent false alarms from rain drops hitting the hairs. The margins of the traps are guarded by bristles that serve 2 functions: they keep bugs that are too big from entering the trap and they prevent escape of bugs that have triggered the trap during the brief period that it takes for the trap to close.
After the trap closes, continued struggling stimulates cell growth that causes the trap to close tighter--sometimes until the guard bristles point outward. This forms a very tight seal and preserves moisture and enzymes that digest the bug. The plant senses both mechanically and chemically if it has a living or nonliving thing in its trap. If it caught something worth eating, it will create an airtight seal, suffocate or drown the bug, and start digesting it. The plant absorbs the nitrogen compounds from the bug to make up for the nitrogen-poor bog soil where it grows.
Is the venus fly trap carnivourus?
The leaves that capture the insects. They don't really 'eat' the bug. Mostly they release a fluid that dissolves the insect. Somehow it sucks up the nutrients from the liquefied insect and when its done, it opens and the skeleton falls out.
What do Venus Flytraps smell of?
Answer 1:
It smells like fish and a plant combined.
Answer 2:
Venus Flytraps smell like any other plant to us but to other insects such as flies, they have a strong smell of dung which is what attracts them.
Are fly traps dangerous to humans?
No, Venus Flytraps are not a threat to humans, we are too big to be eaten. However, you might not want to get your finger stuck in one of their traps because it might be painful getting yourself out the prickly exit.
Is a Venus Flytrap a dicot or monocot?
The Venus flytrap is an angiosperm. Angiosperms are defined as flowering plants that have their seeds inside ovules. The Venus flytrap is a carnivore. A gymnosperm does not have its seeds in an ovule. An example would be a pine cone.
Could a venus flytrap survive without flies and bugs?
Yes, I believe so. They will survive just about anywhere.
What living conditions do Venus Flytraps need?
Venus fly traps require a variety of nutrients for optimal health. These include:
- Nitrogen
- Potassium
- Phosphorus
- Calcium
- Magnesium
- Trace minerals
Nitrogen is essential for leaf growth while phosphorus and potassium are important for photosynthesis and the overall hardiness of the plant. Calcium and magnesium are required for proper formation of the traps while trace minerals are necessary for overall health.
How do you feed a Venus Flytrap?
You can germinate the seed of a Venus Flytrap by placing it on a wet paper towel. Place the towel and seed in a cool and dark place, and keep it moist until it begins to germinate.
Can the Venus Flytrap eat people?
No, it can't because we wouldn't fit in its 'traps' and so far, nobody has reported getting eaten by a Venus Flytrap.
Is the Venus Flytrap perennial or annual?
The Venus fly trap is a perennial plant. These plants grow best in warm environments and should have between full sun and fifty percent shade from spring to fall.
Do you need to feed a Venus Flytrap?
Unless there is a shortage of flies, or it looks like it is dying, you do not need to feed a Venus Flytrap for it to survive.
Is the Venus Flytrap currently used for it's medicinal properties by humans?
Extract from the Venus Flytrap is collected and sold as an alternative medicine which claims to treat Crohn's Disease and skin cancer. However, there is insufficient scientific evidence to support the effectiveness of the medicine.
