Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)
Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)
These modified leaves emit a sweet attractant complete with red color that insects cannot resist. Once the sensitive hairs within the "trap" sense an insect (or photographer's finger) the trap will slam shut.
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- © 2009
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