How the Venus Flytrap Captures Its Prey
How the Venus Flytrap Captures Its Prey
Scientists used CRISPR-Cas9 for the first time in a carnivorous plant to prove the role of two ion channels in closing the Venus flytrap’s trap.
Scientists used CRISPR-Cas9 for the first time in a carnivorous plant to prove the role of two ion channels in closing the Venus flytrap’s trap.
Venus flytrap
What Makes a Venus Flytrap Snap
Kerry Grens | Mar 1, 2020 | 3 min read
To avoid wasting digestive energy, the plant only seals shut after sensing certain prey movements.
Infographic: How a Venus Flytrap Snaps
Kerry Grens | Mar 1, 2020 | 1 min read
Trigger hairs on the lobes of the trap are tuned to respond to wriggling prey.
Calculating Predator
Catherine Offord | Jan 24, 2016 | 2 min read
The Venus flytrap tailors its response to prey by counting the number of action potentials induced by trigger hairs inside its trap.