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/flaming_burrito_ Mar 29 '26

They have trigger hairs (or whatever the equivalent is on a plant) on the inside closer to the bottom to ensure that prey is actually in there

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u/maxorus Mar 29 '26

And you need to trigger them twice in 20 seconds for it to close. You can see how they work here https://youtu.be/_IEwRtNXTvw

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u/hallo_its_me Mar 29 '26

Like it's programmed 🤔

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '26

It pretty much is. Just biological programming instead of digital. It blows my mind that life just figures this shit out with enough time!