Vulnerable
Venus Flytrap
Dionaea muscipula
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About
The Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant known for its ability to trap and digest insects. It has specialized leaves with hinged traps that snap shut when triggered by prey.
Habitat
Wetlands of North and South Carolina, USA
Diet
Carnivorous - insects and arachnids
In Pop Culture
Little Shop of Horrors
otherA comedy horror musical featuring a sentient, man-eating plant named Audrey II.
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Fun Facts
- Venus flytraps can only close their traps a limited number of times before the leaf dies.
- The trap snaps shut in less than a second when triggered.
- They only grow naturally within a 75-mile radius of Wilmington, North Carolina.
Conservation
StatusVulnerable
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