Life - Venus Flytraps: Jaws of Death - BBC One
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Uploaded by BBC on Dec 2, 2009
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Hungry Venus flytraps snap shut on a host of unfortunate flies. But, despite its name, flies arent the flytrap's only meal. As long as its prey is roughly the right size and touches two of its hairs within twenty seconds, the plant will dine on any insect or spider that comes its way. Glands in the lobes then secrete enzymes that break the dinner down into a digestible soup. Ten days later, the trap pops open to reveal nothing but a dried out husk.
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I need one of those so those pesky flies won't come near my food!
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lol hes still eating while hes stuck
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poor fly ill stop hitting them with magazines
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WOW dany I had my sound turned up so everything was applified. That sounds scary!
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its scarey how hes ay oozing nectore
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I feel like I have to save them
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so how do they get rid of the digested bug in the trap?
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I wish they didn't feel obliged to add in sounds to make the flys seem more pitiable and the plant more scary. I think it's scary enough without them.
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what an awesome plant. the PIRANHA of the plant kingdom. Carnivourous plants rock
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damn nature you scary!!!
darkfire1044 1 month ago 33
For centuries plants were essential food for insects.
Nature however isn't without its sense of irony.
galanopouloc 1 month ago 10