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.
- Copyright
- © 2009
- Image Size
- 4288x2848 / 8.2MB
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- Contained in galleries
- Venus Flytrap, Venus Flytraps
