flytrap
Bug-catching device
A flytrap is a device or plant that catches flies.
The most famous is the Venus flytrap, a carnivorous plant with hinged leaves that snap shut when triggered by an insect.
Artificial flytraps use sticky surfaces, bait, or light to attract and trap flies.
Figuratively, anything that lures victims into a trap: The bar was a flytrap for lonely tourists.
Love goddess, or planet
- sundewInsect-trapping marsh plant
- pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
- carnivorousFeeding on animal flesh
- bogAcidic peat wetland
rosette · leaf · rhizome · dormancy · terrarium · cultivation · propagation · humidity
Sudden sharp sound
closure · mechanism · hairs · sticky · mucilage · pitfall · attract · bait
Six-legged arthropods
- fliesWinged buzzing pests
- antsSocial colony insects
- beetlesHard-winged insects
- spidersWeb-spinning eight-legged creatures
gnats · mosquitoes · moths · wasps · crickets · arthropods · larvae · nutrients
Thing that tempts
- enticementSomething that attracts
- decoyFalse target for misdirection
- honeypotDecoy system catching attackers
- snareDevice for catching prey
scheme · ruse · seduction · bait · deception · allure · temptation
Desire to learn
- unusualNot often encountered
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- noveltyQuality of being original
- rareSeldom found or seen
tropical · collectible · terrarium · houseplant · unique · bizarre · specimen · prized
Venus
Love goddess, or planet
- sundewInsect-trapping marsh plant
- pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
- carnivorousFeeding on animal flesh
bog · rosette · leaf · rhizome · dormancy · terrarium · cultivation · propagation · humidity · peat
snap
Sudden sharp sound
ensnare · closure · mechanism · hairs · sticky · mucilage · pitfall · attract · bait · nectar
insects
Six-legged arthropods
spiders · gnats · mosquitoes · moths · wasps · crickets · arthropods · larvae · nutrients · nitrogen
lure
Thing that tempts
- enticementSomething that attracts
- decoyFalse target for misdirection
- honeypotDecoy system catching attackers
snare · scheme · ruse · seduction · bait · deception · allure · temptation
curiosity
Desire to learn
- unusualNot often encountered
- fascinationIntense absorbed interest
- noveltyQuality of being original
rare · tropical · collectible · terrarium · houseplant · unique · bizarre · specimen · prized · delicate
flytrapinsect repellent
Substance deterring biting pests
bug spray · mosquito repellent · citronella · bug zapper · fly screen
flytrapinsect repellent
Substance deterring biting pests
bug spray · fly swatter · insectary · butterfly garden · insect hotel
- Venus flytrapPlant that eats insects
- Venus' flytrapCarnivorous plant with hinged leaves