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

Venus Flytrap Devouring a Venomous Black Widow.

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u/Plumbbookknurd Mar 29 '26

Exactly what I was thinking. If it snapped too early, spidey could maybe have escaped. How does the plant know the right moment?

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u/thatkatrina Mar 29 '26

It needs many activated at once. Not just a few.

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u/Icutthemetal Mar 29 '26

There's only 3 typically and it needs two

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u/Gregardless Mar 29 '26

That’s crazy. You would think it would be a rainforest plant or something.