Revealed: how Venus flytraps snap shut with astonishing speed
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The lobes that form the Venus flytrap’s mouth curve inward to trap prey. Credit: Chris Mattison/Nature Picture Library Ever since renowned biologist Charles Darwin proclaimed in 1875 that the …
The lobes that form the Venus flytrap’s mouth curve inward to trap prey. Credit: Chris Mattison/Nature Picture Library Ever since renowned biologist Charles Darwin proclaimed in 1875 that the carnivorous Venus flytrap was one of the “most wonderful” plants in the world, scientists have been trying to work out how it snaps shut so quickly on its prey. Plants are not known for their speed, but the flytrap ( Dionaea muscipula ) closes in less than a second. …
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