Venus Flytrap - IMG_0939
Dionaea muscipula - probably the best-known carnivorous plant in the world, better known as the Venus Flytrap. This plant eats insects - the inner part of the plant is coated with tiny hairs; when an insect touches one, the plant closes shut, then begins to secrete digestive enzymes, which kill serve to kill the prey and absorb its nutrients.
Found in the Carnivorous Plants section at the David Welch Winter Gardens at Duthie Park, Aberdeen.
Venus Flytrap - IMG_0939
Dionaea muscipula - probably the best-known carnivorous plant in the world, better known as the Venus Flytrap. This plant eats insects - the inner part of the plant is coated with tiny hairs; when an insect touches one, the plant closes shut, then begins to secrete digestive enzymes, which kill serve to kill the prey and absorb its nutrients.
Found in the Carnivorous Plants section at the David Welch Winter Gardens at Duthie Park, Aberdeen.