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Venus Flytrap
Dionaea species
5.44786, 100.231
Field Notes
Description:
The Venus Flytrap catches its prey (chiefly insects and arachnids) with a trapping structure formed by the terminal portion of each of the plant's leaves and is triggered by tiny hairs on their inner surfaces. When an insect or spider crawling along the leaves contacts a hair, the trap closes if a different hair is contacted within twenty seconds of the first strike.
Notes:
Spotted in Penang Toy Museum & Botanical Garden.
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