Venus Flytrap: A Hairy Situation Blog

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Update on project

The goal regarding our final project on the Venus flytrap is to determine the minimum amount of weight necessary to trigger the sensory hairs that cause the flytrap to close on its prey. Several...

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A History of Dionaea muscipula

     Dionaea muscipula, more commonly known as the Venus flytrap, did not originate as the carnivorous beast we are all familiar with today. Rather, D. muscipula began as a simple, sticky leafed plant,...

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Project Proposal

Hayley Garrett, Jacob Walton and Ariel Alvarado Final Project; Venus fly trap The thigmonastic movement of the venus flytrap is unlike any other in that of the plant kingdom. In this study, the movement...