They Don't Just Eat Flies

 

The name kinda of gives it away that Venus flytrap devours flies but it also has an appetite for other things as well. Venus flytraps eat many other insects like beetles and spiders too. Occasionally small frogs will find themselves trapped between the jaws of a Venus flytrap.

 

They Have a Secret Weapon

 

When people talk about the Venus flytrap, most of the focus is on the fact that it is a plant and it can also eat things. Honestly the plant is pretty cool and little alien in the context of our world. But that is not even the coolest thing that a Venus flytrap can do. Venus flytraps are capable of emitting a soft blue light. And it is no secret what happens when insects see a light. The get drawn to it. The Venus flytrap has its own version of a bat signal. That is very cool.

 

Many People Have Been Admires of the Plant.

 

As I stated before, a plant that actually eats bugs is something that is very strange to us. We pretty solid idea what we think animals and plants should be able to do. And to see such a weird and awesome hybrid is absolutely amazing. Further details about this are described at http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/625756/Venus-flytrap. Charles Darwin was one famous person who was entranced by the plant. He wrote a book about it. Albert Einstein also was intrigued by the plant as was Abraham Lincoln.

 

Red Flytraps Created in Greenhouses

 

According to people who keep track of these sorts of things, many more Venus flytraps are living in captivity than in the wild. And even that statement right there tells you just how unique the venus fly trap is. No other plant would ever be said to be living captivity. Well, while Venus Flytraps were being held in captivity there have been some experiments. A couple of those experiments resulted in Venus flytraps in unusual colors One bright red version of the plant has been named red dragon. 

 

They Can Eat the Flesh of Humans

 

You've probably seen that really popular movie about a guy who owns a flower shop. In the movie he has Venus flytrap that can speak. Human blood is what this Venus flytrap needed. In the movie the plant tries to convince the owner of the shop to kill somebody so that the plant can feed. Needless to say, the movie was scary especially since it came out in the 80's. But people probably would have been much more afraid if they knew that venus fly trap for sale really could eat the flesh of humans. Of course, right now, that could only happen if tiny bits were fed to plant. But the plant developed the ability to eat; who know, it might just develop the ability to learn how to use a knife and fork.