How is the Venus flytrap adapted to the rain forest?

In "Little Shop of Horrors," the Venus Fly Trap was portrayed as a flesh-eating monster that must be controlled. In reality, though, it's an ... tries to free itself. But that's when the cilia adaptation performs its duty: those thick hairs interlock and prevent any insect big enough to provide nutrients from escaping. read more

Venus flytraps only live in a small section of wooded, boggy areas of eastern North and South Carolina, which is actually a couple hundred miles east from the Appalachians, which is considered a temperate rain forest. read more

Today, most Venus Flytraps are grown in greenhouses and sold around the world. But in the wild, they can only be found in one relatively small swath of boggy land in the Carolinas. There, they thrive in the humid air and sunlight. read more