Venus flytraps at the UNC Charlotte botanical garden. Native to North Carolina, they are one of few plants capable of rapid movement, feeding on insects that trigger its lobes to snap close and form a stomach. It then releases digestive enzymes.
Published on November 12, 2019
Love: “great wonder of the vegetable kingdom…”!
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Yes! I’ve tried to keep them as house plants before, but I think they are better off in the wild in a nice swamp.
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