Venus flytrap ‘teeth’ form a ‘horrid prison’ for medium-sized prey
Wednesday, March 27, 2019 - 08:50
in Paleontology & Archaeology
In “Testing Darwin’s Hypothesis about the Wonderful Venus Flytrap: Marginal Spikes Form a ‘Horrid Prison’ for Moderate-Sized Insect Prey,” Alexander L. Davis investigates the importance of marginal spikes, the “teeth” lining the outer edge of the plant’s snap traps, in successfully capturing prey. He found that Venus flytraps experience a 90 percent decrease in moderate-sized […]