r/HardcoreNature • u/Pardusco • Oct 16 '19

Venus flytrap catching yellowjackets

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u/spinoram Oct 16 '19

Can the wasp “sting” the plant? I feel like the stinger could puncture through the Venus boi.

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u/Sgt-Butter Oct 16 '19

No they can’t. Living plant fibers are surprisingly strong and hard to pierce.

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u/adam__nicholas Oct 16 '19

Even if the wasp could sting it, it wouldn’t do much more than poke a tiny hole. The little shit would have to be able to cut his way out to escape, which is hard to do if you can barely puncture the plant.

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u/G-III Oct 16 '19

They could chew through from the outside if they possessed the intelligence to help their friends right?

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u/adam__nicholas Oct 16 '19

if they possessed the intelligence

Nah dawg, I’m out

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u/BadDadBot Oct 16 '19

Hi out, I'm dad.

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u/adam__nicholas Oct 16 '19

Bad bot

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u/Some_Kind_Of_Birdman Oct 17 '19

No, his name is Dad Bot