The magnetic chomp of a Venus flytrap—and more science dispatches The magnetic chomp of a Venus flytrap—and more science dispatches Read Venus Flytraps Have Surprising Pollinators ...

An insect lands on the open leaves of a Venus flytrap plant, drawn to an appealing scent. It noses around and accidentally brushes one of the trap’s trigger hairs. An action potential shoots across ...

But the Carolinas are home to one vicious vegetable: The Venus flytrap. Using its famous trap ... If the bug escapes within 20 to 30 seconds, nothing else happens. That way, the plant doesn ...