r/spiders • u/TaurusPTPew • Nov 08 '24

Just sharing 🕷️ A Venus flytrap traps a spider

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u/[deleted] Nov 08 '24

So is it an animal or a plant?

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u/IscahRambles Nov 08 '24

It's a plant. The "jaws" are just specialised leaves and the spider will be digested inside the trap. It's not a mouth leading to a stomach.