Venus Flytrap
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Dionaea muscipula |
The Venus Flytrap is a very interesting carnivorous with a movable trap that snares shut when triggered. It has many so called traps, that catch bugs or anything that ventures inside. It also has a flower, located high above the traps, so the insects that pollinate it do not get eaten.
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Anatomy
The leaves of Venus' Flytrap open wide and on the inside of them are short, stiff hairs called trigger or sensitive hairs. When anything touches these hairs enough to bend them, the two sides of the leaves snap shut, trapping whatever is inside. The leaves are edged with spiny cilia, which, when the trap closes over food, keep larger insects inside. The sides of the trap manufacture digestive juices and an antiseptic juice. This keeps the insect from decaying over the few days it is in the trap and purifies the thing that it captures.
Reproduction
The flytrap may produce flowers on a tall stalk far above the traps. The flower has to be high above the leaves so insects that are pollinating the flowers do not get trapped in the leaves. Each flower produces very tiny seeds. The flytrap also reproduces via its rhizome. It never has more than seven traps. A Venus Flytrap's life span is unknown. The trap will die, however, after it has eaten about 3 or 4 insects.
Ecology
In the USA, Venus Flytraps are mainly found in certain marshy areas of North and South Carolina along the coastal plain. They also thrive in savanna plains, where there are few trees and bushes. Their preferred climate is warm-temperate and humid. The Venus flytrap can withstand full sun, but only in soil with a lot of moisture.
Related References
- Venus Flytrap Botany
- Venus Flytrap Twin Groves
- Venus Flytrap Strato
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