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.
Imagine a houseplant that can feel you brushing against it — and then decides whether or not to eat you. That’s essentially ...
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 ...
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 ...
The root of this prey-catching technique is a chemical ion channel named DmMSL10 that surrounds the base of a Venus fly ...
Venus Flytraps, like those found in the Green Swamp of North Carolina, are native to North Carolina and South Carolina. JASON LEE [email protected] The notorious bug-eating Venus flytrap just got ...
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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