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Predator

The Venus Flytrap (dionaea muscipulae) attracts his prey (flies, insects) using sweet nectar. Touch a trigger hair twice, or two hairs in quick succession, and an electric charge closes the trap, its interlocking teeth forming a cage. The insect's continued struggles will cause the trap to seal, at which point digestive enzymes will dissolve the victim's soft tissues. The trap reabsorbs this nutritious soup, and - after about a week - reopens.

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Uploaded on June 22, 2022
Taken on June 22, 2022