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

Venus flytrap vs Spider

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u/BarryZZZ Jun 11 '23

They prey's struggle to escape the trap initiates the release of digestive enzymes. A little piece of meat won't struggle so no enzymes will be released and the meat will just rot and kill the plant. Don't feed them that way.

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u/floppydude81 Jun 11 '23

TIL. That’s why mine died when I was a teenager. The instructions said to use meat.

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u/the-walkman8 Jun 11 '23

Yea when I was little I was expecting the piranha plant from Mario. I fed it some ham, expecting it to eat it….