Venus' flytrap
Carnivorous snap-shut plant
A Venus' flytrap is a carnivorous plant native to the Carolina wetlands, with hinged leaves that snap shut when triggered by insects or other small prey.
The trapping mechanism—fine hairs that detect movement—makes it a popular curiosity and houseplant.
Also spelled Venus flytrap.
Feeding on six-legged creatures
- preyAnimal being hunted
- digestionBodily food breakdown
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- lureThing that tempts
snap · predatory · sundew · pitcher plant · bladderwort · butterwort · carnivory · nutrient absorption
Sense of emotional resolution
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- rapid movementQuick locomotion or action
- stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
- action potentialNeuron's rapid electrical discharge
hydraulic · sensory · response · electrical signal · timing · reopening · reset · mechanical
Rounded projecting part
- petioleA leaf's supporting stem
- rosetteCircular ribbon ornament
- ciliaHairlike cellular projections
- midribCentral vein of foliage
leaf blade · rhizome · flower stalk · white flowers · mucilage
Atlantic coast region
- wetlandWaterlogged land ecosystem
- bogAcidic peat wetland
- swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
- subtropicalClimate near the tropics
coastal plain · Wilmington · endangered · native range · poaching · conservation · protected species · savanna
Glass-walled growing enclosure
- greenhouseClimate-controlled plant enclosure
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- peat mossPartially decayed wetland plant
- distilled waterLiquid stripped of minerals
dormancy · repotting · sphagnum · propagation · tissue culture · windowsill · bog garden · full sun
Desire to learn
- unusualNot often encountered
- bizarreStrikingly unconventional
- fascinatingExtremely interesting or captivating
- exoticStrikingly unusual, foreign-seeming
carnivore · quirky · conversation piece · peculiar · intriguing · weird
insectivorous
Feeding on six-legged creatures
lure · snap · predatory · sundew · pitcher plant · bladderwort · butterwort · carnivory · nutrient absorption · decomposition
closure
Sense of emotional resolution
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- rapid movementQuick locomotion or action
- stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
action potential · hydraulic · sensory · response · electrical signal · timing · reopening · reset · mechanical · biophysics
lobe
Rounded projecting part
midrib · leaf blade · rhizome · flower stalk · white flowers · mucilage
Carolina
Atlantic coast region
subtropical · coastal plain · Wilmington · endangered · native range · poaching · conservation · protected species · savanna · sandy soil
terrarium
Glass-walled growing enclosure
- greenhouseClimate-controlled plant enclosure
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- peat mossPartially decayed wetland plant
distilled water · dormancy · repotting · sphagnum · propagation · tissue culture · windowsill · bog garden · full sun · root rot
curiosity
Desire to learn
- unusualNot often encountered
- bizarreStrikingly unconventional
- fascinatingExtremely interesting or captivating
exotic · carnivore · quirky · conversation piece · peculiar · intriguing · weird
Venus' flytrapspider web
Silk structure catching insects
pitcher plant · antlion · funnel-web spider · cobweb · sundew
Venus' flytrapherbivore
Plant-only consumer
caterpillar · grasshopper · aphid · grazing animal · deer
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