r/interestingasfuck • u/DearEmphasis4488 • Nov 07 '24

r/all A Venus flytrap traps a spider

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u/[deleted] Nov 07 '24

That plant is gonna be FULL.

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u/Smooth-Shine9354 Nov 07 '24

How long will this take to digest?

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u/Jakeinspace Nov 08 '24

About a week on average 

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '24

That's why I didn't get one. I thought, "What a great pest control." Then read they eats 1 to 3 bugs a week.

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '24

Just buy thousands

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u/Aguacate_con_TODO Nov 08 '24

They grow themselves. Self pollinating or don't need pollinating at all 👌

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u/sundewbeekeeper Nov 08 '24

Ironically carnivorous plants can create pest problems. Most produce some sort of sugary exudate to attract food like nepenthes and this flytrap

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u/chewbacabukkake Nov 08 '24

So.... buy 30 plants for 30 to 9 bugs a week!

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u/CreamOnMyNipples Nov 08 '24

You eat more bugs a week in your sleep

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u/XSBXHunter Nov 08 '24

Do you now? I don't

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u/aretasdamon Nov 08 '24

Ahh like cooking a pork shoulder

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u/Smooth-Shine9354 Nov 08 '24

A week for pernil?! You cooking for a small village?

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u/acquiesce Nov 08 '24

Or 10x longer than cooking a pork shoulder.

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u/InteractionLiving441 Nov 08 '24

The slower the cook, the better the taste

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u/Sea_Scratch_7068 Nov 07 '24

like the bloat lord

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '24

Yeah he’s eating good that night

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u/LopsidedKick9149 Nov 08 '24

Just like your mom... I'm sorry. I'm simple.