: an insectivorous plant (Dionaea muscipula) of the sundew family of the Carolina coast with the leaf apex modified into an insect trap
called alsoVenus's-flytrap
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Carnivorous plants such as Venus flytraps and pitcher plants rely on frequent fire activity to remove shrubs and other plants that would grow over them and block the light.—Lauren Lowman, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2025 The gravitational pull of the World Series win, coupled with the possibility of multiple more to come, has become baseball’s Venus flytrap.—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025 Would sending them thank-you Venus flytraps via FedEx be considered an overstep?—Mitch Wallace, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 Featuring green skin, fiery red tresses, and toxic red lips, Poison Ivy even comes armed with a Venus flytrap and bow and arrow.—Ew Staff, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024 The creatures use their hoods to trap prey—primarily shrimp—with a technique akin to how a Venus flytrap captures bugs.—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024 Find peace in the Zen Garden, a traditional Japanese space for meditation, or gander at the Carnivorous Bog Garden, with Venus flytraps with jaws wide open.—Judy Garrison, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2024 Carnivorous plants have evolved all kinds of traps and tricks to capture their prey, from the snapping jaws of Venus flytraps to the slippery walls of pitcher plants.—Bykevin McLean, science.org, 13 Feb. 2024 Perhaps Wilmington’s greatest boast is its Venus flytraps.—John Jeremiah Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
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