I bought a Birthday present of a Venus Fly Trap plant for my Grandson recently but I had to look after it for a couple of weeks as he was on holiday. I quite enjoyed caring and keeping it in swamp conditions and missed it when it had gone so last week I bought myself one but the only problem was no rain water ! Luckily it did rain recently and I have been able to fill several containers which should last for a while. I was very surprised to find a crane fly had been trapped after only a few days. If you are wondering I have named her Venus haha.
A great close-up to capture the victim and the plant! Fav! (I didn't know that these plants actually trap flies...duh! Thanks for enlightening me, Wendy :)
The Green Planet Show with Attenborough explained in great detail how these plants have trigger hairs and some timing mechanism that won’t let it react too quickly. Fascinating.
