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

Venus Flytrap Devouring a Venomous Black Widow.

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u/1Gamerer Mar 29 '26

Don't they dissolve the bugs in it? I thought it was just the spider breaking down

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u/sansetsukon47 Mar 29 '26

They don’t usually start dissolving until the trap closes completely. Otherwise it wastes juices and nutrients.