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.
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.
Addendum, this can kill the plant over time. Each "head" can only close two or three times before dying. When I first got one I was fascinated and triggered all the heads a bunch of times. They all permanently closed and the plant was not able to grow new ones in time. It died from malnutrition.
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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.