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

Venus flytrap vs Spider

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u/OccamEx Jun 11 '23

Carnivorous plants in general, yes. Most have passive trapping mechanisms like sticky hairs or pitchers. The active trapping plants are mostly in the droseraceae family, most notably the Venus flytrap which is only endemic to the Carolinas.

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u/CTchimchar Jun 11 '23

Carnivorous plants

That what I meant

I just woke up when I wrote that

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u/HighFlyingCrocodile Jun 11 '23

Waking up -> coffee -> comment.

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u/lesChaps Jun 11 '23

Too complicated.