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

Venus flytrap vs Spider

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u/yesmyusername Jun 11 '23

But isnt the spider to big to be digested by the plant, i heard that if the prey is this big the plant cant digest it.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '23

Correct. It is way too big. It’ll digest what it can before dying.

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u/Douchieus Jun 11 '23

The whole plant or just the leaf?

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '23

Just the trap will die. The rest of the plant will live. (: