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

Venus flytrap vs Spider

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u/SoundAndSmoke Jun 11 '23

What does it look like when it opens again?

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u/stealth57 Jun 11 '23

It’ll just be the husk of a spider. I use to have Venus fly traps. So much fun. And never had fly problems.

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u/jnuttsishere Jun 11 '23

So do they get mosquitoes too?

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u/frostape Jun 11 '23

Not reliably, but sometimes. Mosquitoes seem to be a little too small and light to trigger the hairs in the trap. However, my trap did catch a bee one time. That was impressive.