It isn’t necessary tofeed a Venus flytrapanything other than sunlight and water. If you do choose to feed it, feed it only insects and at most only a few insects a month. Feeding a Venus flytrap, or growing it somewhere that it can catch its own food, can help it grow much more ...
Yes, the size of the planter matters for a Venus flytrap. Venus flytraps prefer to be planted in a shallow, wide container that provides ample surface area for their roots to spread out. A container that is too small can stunt the growth of the plant and limit its ability to absorb nut...
With the flytraps, the snapping depends entirely on finely tuned geometry. If a certain ratio is too small,3 the trap will close too smoothly and not snap; if too large, then the energy barrier is too high and the leaf will take too long to snap. The closure is started when the inse...
The Venus flytrap in action. (Image credit: Nature) The carnivorous Venus flytrap plant can snap its clamshell leaves around an insect in less than a second. But how? Unlike animals, plants have no muscles or brains. And plants are not known for their ability to move quickly, as a ...
I understand that allowing my venus flytrap to flower will consume numerous amounts of energy from the plant, but when I first purchased my vft, it had already had a flower stalk with several buds attached to it. If I decide to cut the stalk, how would I do it without causing any dam...
I understand that allowing my venus flytrap to flower will consume numerous amounts of energy from the plant, but when I first purchased my vft, it had already had a flower stalk with several buds attached to it. If I decide to cut the stalk, how would I do it without causing any dam...