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Do Venus fly traps attract more flies than they kill?

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While many carnivorous plants are very good at their job, their job is not to reduce or eliminate the total number of flies. Ok, to explain it we need to take a step back: Why do carnivorous plants capture prey? read more

Yes, but those flies probably won't have too long to live. read more

To attract flies or other prey, the Venus flytrap secretes nectar on to its open traps. Insects smell the sweet nectar and once they land on the leaves, they trip the trigger hairs on the outside of the traps. This causes the cells in the leaves to expand. In less than a second, the leaves shut. read more

When you kill a fly, alot of this pheromone is released and that attracts even more flies. Originally, this compound was called the “fly factor” because every farmer knew that you could attract more flies to poison bait if you put a few dead ones on there first. After some time, the chemical formula was identified. read more

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