BETA
Chapter 1
The Carolina home
Chapter 2
The trigger mechanism
Chapter 3
The snap and digest
Chapter 4
Global meat-eating cousins
YOUR GOAL
Master of How Venus flytraps hunt
Ch 3 · The snap and digest
artiteacher Tap the trigger hairs to discover how Venus flytraps sense and catch their prey.
artiteacher The snap and digest
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.