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Uploaded on Dec 2, 2009

About the programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/life

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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  • GreatWhiteRep

    GreatWhiteRep 4 weeks ago

    omg the little fly squeels

    stop

    pls why

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  • Taylor Caldwell

    Taylor Caldwell 2 weeks ago

    FUCK I HAD HEADPHONES ON AT 1:30 AND IT SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF ME

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  • Meghann Rauser

    Meghann Rauser 17 hours ago

    YES!! that stupid fly is dead!

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  • EsquireQuinton

    EsquireQuinton 1 day ago

    Awesome.

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  • Porkytool5

    Porkytool5 1 day ago

    you're

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    in reply to Nintendo Superhero (Show the comment)
  • Rentaro Shinya

    Rentaro Shinya 1 day ago

    ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww­wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww the dead flys

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  • rolfen

    rolfen 1 day ago

    and the plant burps

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    in reply to GreatWhiteRep (Show the comment)
  • activxtey0

    activxtey0 1 day ago

    Poor flys :(

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  • CruzzioXT

    CruzzioXT 1 day ago

    You tryin' to provoke a heaty discussion? Not with me! Not with me, I say!

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    in reply to dgm2006 (Show the comment)
  • SurenK7

    SurenK7 1 day ago

    Damn nature you scary!

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  • jflomsj

    jflomsj 2 days ago

    on 2:14

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  • jflomsj

    jflomsj 2 days ago

    omg thats so sad!

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