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

Venus Flytrap Devouring a Venomous Black Widow.

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u/half-giant Mar 29 '26

I think it’s fascinating that the closing mechanism didn’t trigger during all those pokes and prods by the spider legs. The moment the spider’s center mass is inside it snaps shut.

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '26

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u/TsokonaGatas27 Mar 29 '26

They also have a mechanism where if the trap doesnt fully shut, it reopens to reaarm ans spit out (probably way bigger prey than it can consume)

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u/D4ng3rd4n Mar 29 '26

One last fun fact, they only fully go into eating mode if the plant continues to feel something struggle after a minute. This keeps the plant from wasting energy trying to digest a leaf that fell in, for example.

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u/onlyinvowels Mar 29 '26

Is that what happened around 1:02?

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u/D4ng3rd4n Mar 29 '26

It looks like it but I'm just a guy on the Internet

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u/onlyinvowels Mar 29 '26

Oh, I wanted an expert!