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Description: Hungry Venus flytraps attract insects by turning red, emitting a flowery scent and producing sweet nectar around the rim of the trap. When prey lands, it sets in motion a sequence of events that provide the plant with nutrients lacking in its boggy habitat.
Title: Snap, Digest, Absorb - How the Venus flytrap processes prey 01
Credit: A version of this graphic was created for Pain, Stephanie (2 March 2022). "How plants turned predator". Knowable Magazine. doi:10.1146/knowable-030122-1 https://knowablemagazine.org/article/living-world/2022/how-plants-turned-predator This version of the graphic is being released in png and svg formats by L. Modica / Knowable Magazine under a CC-BY-SA-4.0 license, as shown at the bottom of the image.
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