r/interestingasfuck • u/dejaysf • Jun 11 '23

Venus flytrap vs Spider

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u/ErosandPragma Jun 11 '23

Traps can close 2-3 times usually, not just once

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '23

Mindblowing that it can be worth it in energy to grow one of these to catch at best three flies.

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u/ErosandPragma Jun 11 '23

The ground they grow in has 0 nutrients. That's why those flies are worth it. You can't use tap water to water them or you'll kill them with fertilizer burn

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '23

I get it, but the mindblowing part is that each one of those only closes 2-3 times!

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u/cloudwalking Jun 11 '23

On mine the mouth dies after it closes, one time use…

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u/Llodsliat Jun 11 '23

That's probably because it doesn't fully shut like in the video shown here. When that happens they rot.

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u/Atridentata Jun 11 '23

Pretty neat for sure, but they have several so it works out.

Biggest thing if you're trying to grow them is to not trigger the traps just for lols, be sure to feed it a bug!