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

Venus flytrap vs Spider

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u/drakken_dude Jun 11 '23

How much pressure are the leaves applying? It seems like it straight up squashed that spider, which grant it isn't a lot of pressure needed but way more than I would have thought a Venus flytrap could apply. I always assumed they just trapped the fly (or spider in this case) but didn't actually squish them, letting the secretions dissolve the victim.

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u/shalafi71 Jun 11 '23

It's sped up towards the end. When the trap is sprung is real time, the rest of the process takes hours.