A n insect lands on the open leaves of a Venus flytrap plant, drawn to an appealing scent. It noses around and accidentally brushes one of the trap’s trigger hairs. An action potential shoots across ...

What Makes a Venus Flytrap Snap. To avoid wasting digestive energy, the plant only seals shut after sensing certain prey movements. Kerry Grens. ... “Venus flytrap trigger hairs are micronewton ...

But the Venus flytrap doesn't close all the way and produces digestive enzymes to consume the prey until the hairs are triggered three more times (for a total of five stimuli).

Let’s embark on a journey to discover these extraordinary plants—the Venus flytrap’s distant cousins—and reveal the secrets of their wild, fascinating world. The Ancient Origins of ...