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The Venus flytrap doesn’t snap shut randomly. It requires two separate touches of its sensory hairs within a 30-second window ...

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Serome Hamlin shares tips for potting and caring for Venus flytraps. Featured on VHG episode 2508, October 2025. KEYWORDS: VHG 2508, Virginia Home Grown, DIY, Serome Hamlin, Venus flytrap Virginia ...

The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is widely known for its carnivorous appetite, but behind its dramatic jaws lies a highly sensitive sensory system whose workings have long puzzled scientists.

The Venus flytrap is one of nature’s most unique and iconic carnivorous plants. Known for its ability to snap its leaves shut in less than a second when an unsuspecting insect makes contact with its ...

Imagine a houseplant that can feel you brushing against it — and then decides whether or not to eat you. That’s essentially what the Venus flytrap does every day. Its leafy jaws make decisions based ...

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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 ...

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, ...

The Venus flytrap possesses sensory hairs that detect prey via touch stimuli. Bending of the sensory hair trigger Ca 2+ and electrical signals that propagate to the leaf blade. Saitama, Japan: Plants ...