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they have hairs inside its 'mouth' which when touched trigger the snapping shut of the 'jaws'. for this snapping action to take place 2 of the hairs must be touched within a 30 second interval, this means that falling objects and breezes do not trigger the snapping action without a fly in its 'jaws' and thus saving energy.

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15y ago

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