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VENUS'S-FLYTRAP

Best viewed large On Black. The Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) uses its claw-like leaves to capture insects. Trigger hairs sense when an insect has landed. If two or more trigger hairs are touched, the trap springs shut. Digestive enzymes consume the soft parts of the insect within a few days and then the trap reopens, redy to catch its next meal.

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Uploaded on May 1, 2007
Taken on April 30, 2007