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Image 3 - Venus flytrap
The image above was taken on February 25th at Carolina Beach State Park. The image is of a Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula). The Venus flytrap is native to the coastal plain in North and South Carolina and is mostly found within a small 75 mile radius around Wilmington. The Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant and the only known plant to move to capture its prey. It eats all kinds of insects from flies, to beetles, to ants. The plant catches its prey when an insects crawls or lands on its bristles, then immediately closes shut. If what the trap has caught is worth eating, it digests the insect and reopens in 3 days to 2 weeks. If not, the trap reopens and releases what is inside its leaves.
Image 3 - Venus flytrap
The image above was taken on February 25th at Carolina Beach State Park. The image is of a Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula). The Venus flytrap is native to the coastal plain in North and South Carolina and is mostly found within a small 75 mile radius around Wilmington. The Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant and the only known plant to move to capture its prey. It eats all kinds of insects from flies, to beetles, to ants. The plant catches its prey when an insects crawls or lands on its bristles, then immediately closes shut. If what the trap has caught is worth eating, it digests the insect and reopens in 3 days to 2 weeks. If not, the trap reopens and releases what is inside its leaves.