There is a carnivorous plant that has always inspired a mixture of curiosity, wonder, and a little fear. It is not an ordinary plant; it doesn’t sit still waiting for sun and water. It is a plant that responds quickly to its environment, capable of moving swiftly and precisely when something crosses its path.
For centuries, this plant has been observed as a botanical rarity. In its natural habitat, the swamps of North and South Carolina, it lives in nutrient-poor soils where survival is not easy. The scarcity of nitrogen and phosphorus shaped its evolution , leading it to seek an unconventional solution for a plant.
The Venus flytrap doesn’t hunt out of aggression, but out of necessity; its insectivorous diet is an extreme adaptation , not a whim. Every movement, every…
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