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20180121_Venus Flytrap
This was taken January 21, 2018 on the Flytrap Trail at Carolina Beach State Park. Venus Flytraps, also known as Dionaea Muscipula, are carnivorous plants native to North Carolina. They live within a 75 mile radius of Wilmington, and survive mainly in humid habitats. They are not tropical plants and can withstand some of the colder snaps that occur here in Wilmington. They are able to survive in nutrient poor environments which makes them ideal for swampy areas that have lots of insects for them to feed on. Their ability to eat insects starts by attracting them with their red coloured leaves and once their tiny hairs along the outside are triggered, they close the insect inside and begin to digest them. This benefits them because they get the nutrients they need from the insects while I benefit by dealing with one less bug on my hike.
Sources:
northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/venus-flytrap/
statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-official-item/north-carolina/s...
20180121_Venus Flytrap
This was taken January 21, 2018 on the Flytrap Trail at Carolina Beach State Park. Venus Flytraps, also known as Dionaea Muscipula, are carnivorous plants native to North Carolina. They live within a 75 mile radius of Wilmington, and survive mainly in humid habitats. They are not tropical plants and can withstand some of the colder snaps that occur here in Wilmington. They are able to survive in nutrient poor environments which makes them ideal for swampy areas that have lots of insects for them to feed on. Their ability to eat insects starts by attracting them with their red coloured leaves and once their tiny hairs along the outside are triggered, they close the insect inside and begin to digest them. This benefits them because they get the nutrients they need from the insects while I benefit by dealing with one less bug on my hike.
Sources:
northcarolinahistory.org/encyclopedia/venus-flytrap/
statesymbolsusa.org/symbol-official-item/north-carolina/s...