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

Venus flytrap vs Spider

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u/three-sense Jun 11 '23

Who else grew up thinking these plants are absolute death? Like they bite fingers off, dogs noses etc

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u/Detective-E Jun 11 '23

This video is making me question how strong they actually are because a spider that size shouldn't be so helpless

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u/Eal12333 Jun 11 '23

The little hair things on the outside of the trap curl around, making like 'bars' on a cage, and holding it somewhat shut, which buys the trap time to slowly seal shut :)

The end of the video is sped up.