So, yes, the Venus flytrap does have a digestive system of sorts, but it serves a somewhat different purpose than an animal¿s does. How does a stationary organism manage to attract, ...

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 ...

The Venus flytrap anemone lives deep in the ocean at a range of around 3,300 to 6,600 feet. ... it becomes a meal for the ...

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).

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 ...

THREE different kinds of plastids have been observed in Venus flytrap, each in cells which perform a unique function in the plant. In the same cells, however, there are other organelles (for ...

The sensory hairs of the Venus flytrap contain a heat sensor that warns the plant of bush fires. It reacts to rapid temperature jumps, as researchers have discovered.