While the Venus flytrap relies on photosynthesis for most of its food production, it requires supplementation from proteins in prey to meet its nitrogen requirements. Despite its name, the plant primarily catches crawling insects (ants, beetles, spiders) rather than flies. In order for prey to be...
The scientific name for the Venus flytrap is Dionaea muscipula. Dionaea is a reference to the Greek goddess Aphrodite (the daughter of Dione), who is often associated with this plant. The Latin/Roman counterpart of Aphrodite is, of course, known as Venus. The name muscipula means mousetrap or...
“D.M.”stands forDionaea muscipulain flytrap names (for example, D.M. Maroon Monster).Dionaearefers to Aphrodite, andmuscipulais Latin for mousetrap or flytrap. There isonly oneVenus flytrap, but there are many Venus flytrapcultivarsor cultivated varieties. Each cultivar can have unique or weir...
[< LatinVenus,s.Vener-orig. a neuter common n. meaning “physical desire,” hence “qualities exciting desire, charm,”“a goddess personifying sexual attractiveness”; c. Sktvanaḥdesire, akin towish; comparevenerate,venom] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dic...
Incidentally, as you read the FAQ, sometimes you will see that I refer to Venus flytraps by the Latin name, Dionaea muscipula. Consider that your first lesson about VFTs. The nickname "VFT" stands for "Venus flytrap". Consider that to be lesson #2. After you see all the finicky require...
The rude interpretation of the plant was eventually translated into Latin, which commemorates both Venus (the goddess of Love and Sex!!), and also the plant's capturing capabilities. But it is important to observe that the specific name, "muscipula" does not mean flytrap. That would be "mus...
Venus flytrap the bug Regular 2 font (Font family name: Venus flytrap the bug; Font style name: Regular), 104 characters in total. Character distribution range: Unicode blocksPercentTotal code countTotal charaters Basic Latin 68.75% 128 88 Latin-1 Supplement 10.94% 128 14 Cyrillic 0.39% 256...
[< LatinVenus,s.Vener-orig. a neuter common n. meaning “physical desire,” hence “qualities exciting desire, charm,”“a goddess personifying sexual attractiveness”; c. Sktvanaḥdesire, akin towish; comparevenerate,venom] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dic...