What has no brain, no nervous system, and not even nerves, yet acts as if it has reflexes? The answer is a Venus fly trap. This famous carnivorous plant captures insects and other small animals – and ...
An insect lands on the open leaves of a Venus flytrap plant, drawn to an appealing scent. It noses around and accidentally brushes one of the trap’s trigger hairs. An action potential shoots across ...
As far as plants go, Venus flytraps are pretty hardcore. After attracting its prey with a fruity scent and trapping it inside its leaves, the flytrap slowly digests the insect for 5 to 12 days, ...
It’s only recently, thanks to advances in molecular biology, that scientists have been able to learn more about how carnivorous plants work. While most plants are food themselves, carnivorous plants ...
Giant, flesh-eating plants have long fascinated the public imagination, from the bloodthirsty bud in Little Shop of Horrors to the piranha plants in Super Mario Bros. In the natural world, carnivorous ...
To trap its prey, the Venus flytrap sends rapid electrical impulses, which are generated in response to touch or stress. But the molecular identity of the touch sensor has remained unclear. Japanese ...
Q. I have heard that it is illegal to remove the little carnivorous plants called Venus flytraps from the wild. Are they protected by state wildlife agencies or the Endangered Species Act? A. Last ...
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