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Entry: An introduction to Carnivorous Plants and their trapping methods - A18760025
Author: cambridgecarnivorous - U7078493

A intoduction to carnivorous - this will allow other entries on different types of carnivorous plants or growing them to be written

Hi CC,

You didn't need to remove it from PR! I see the title's changed - so you decided to concentrate on the trapping methods.

Can you balance it by expanding the final two types a little - the hair-triggered ones? I'd be fascinated to understand how these work exactly. What mechanism within the plant detects the hairs being touched twice, and what mechanism causes the trap to shut so quickly?

(cross-reference link to original PR thread: F6321910?thread=3794669&latest=1 )

Icy

Just updated my entry to include more information on bladderworts and explaining how little is known about how venus flytraps work

I agree it's not fully known, but there's bound to be some stuff out there on the Venus Fly Trap mechanism. Maybe you could just mention one hypothesis. It's such a wonder of nature, that it would be a shame not to include it in the article.

This site goes a little further: http://science.howstuffworks.com/venus-flytrap3.htm

Icy

Put the most excepted explaination for venus flytrap movement in

Methinks you linked to the wrong venus flytrap entry: A2982404

I've heard that pitcher trap leaves have inverted hairs so that the insect can't climb out once it lands.

Made it clearer what I mean - Sarracenia has the downward pointing haris and nepenthes has the waxy substance - not to prevent flying off but prevents getting out of the pitcher

Thanks for your better link on venus fly traps

Major Update to my Entry - now includes traps, flowers and places to go to see them

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