Insects Chosen by the Venus Flytrap
Chapter 1

The math-loving monster

Chapter 2

The Carolina homebody

Chapter 3

Keeping love and lunch separate

Chapter 4

The dirty-minded botanists

Chapter 5

The underground botanical heist

YOUR GOAL

Master of Inside the secret jaws of the Venus flytrap

Ch 3 · Keeping love and lunch separate
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alicecooks Venus Flytrap Pollination

My blossoms reach up high into the sky, So I don't eat the bees that wander by.

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The lovely white blooms of early summer

alicecooks Each stem carries an umbel of four to ten five-petaled, cup-shaped flowers that produce sweet-scented nectar to welcome

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The specific insects chosen for the job

alicecooks Pop art prints feature the green sweat bee, checkered beetle, and longhorn beetle.

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Fun Fact

Flower bodyguards: Venus flytraps grow flowers on stalks up to 18 inches tall so they do not accidentally eat their own pollinators.

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Glossary
pollinator (noun)
An animal that transfers pollen from one flower to another to allow plant reproduction. To protect these insects, Venus flytraps grow flowers on stalks up to twelve inches above the traps.

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Gossip

Which pollinator has the coolest job?

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Quiz

Which of these is a primary pollinator of the Venus flytrap?

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During which season does the wild Venus flytrap typically bloom?

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What color are the five-petaled flowers of the Venus flytrap?

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What do Venus flytrap seeds look like once they are released?

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What is the approximate size of a Venus flytrap seed?

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How long does it usually take for Venus flytrap seeds to germinate?

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Why do Venus flytrap flowers grow on stalks up to 18 inches tall?

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How many petals do the star-shaped flowers of a Venus flytrap have?

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