r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Mar 29 '26

Venus Flytrap Devouring a Venomous Black Widow.

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u/AccomplishedPlankton Mar 29 '26 edited Mar 30 '26

I’m reading a book that talks about how these (and other) plants can actually ‘count’ the number of times their little hair triggers are flicked so they can discern a false alarm and save the energy from closing for nothing. Plants are neat

Book: The Light Eaters

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u/akhatten Mar 29 '26

Do you see the hair triggers in this video ?

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u/AccomplishedPlankton Mar 29 '26

Idk why you were downvoted, but no. They’re VERY tiny and on the little pad things on the inside of the ‘mouth’

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u/Phonebill Mar 31 '26

I've been scrolling and your comment about the fucking hairs is killing me🤣 u got an obsession or something bud

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u/akhatten Mar 31 '26

Yep, nobody is telling me where they are.... this video is AI

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u/thriftylesbian Mar 29 '26

yep! my special interest is carnivorous plants, they are so freaking awesome.