How Venus flytraps hunt
Chapter 1
The Carolina home
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Chapter 2
The trigger mechanism
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Chapter 3
The snap and digest
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Chapter 4
Global meat-eating cousins
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YOUR GOAL
Master of How Venus flytraps hunt
Ch 3 · The snap and digest
teacher Two quick touches slam the green trap tight, Count to five to start the feast tonight.
Fun Fact
Snap speed: A Venus flytrap can snap shut in 100 milliseconds, which is about four times faster than a human blink.
Glossary
action potential (noun)
A momentary change in electrical potential across a cell membrane that transmits a signal. In 1873, John Burdon-Sanderson first recorded these electrical signals triggering the trap's rapid closure.
A momentary change in electrical potential across a cell membrane that transmits a signal. In 1873, John Burdon-Sanderson first recorded these electrical signals triggering the trap's rapid closure.