Name of plant: Venus Fly Trap
Where is this plant found:
Where is this plant found:
- The venus fly trap grows in bogs in a very small part of the USA.
- There are not many venus fly traps left in the wild.
What does this plant look like?
- Venus fly traps are small plants.
- The venus fly trap is green, red and orange.
- There are 6 trigger hairs on the mouth of the plant. An insects is caught when it tries to land on the plant.
Interesting Facts about the Venus Fly Trap
- Venus fly traps do not eat meat.
- It takes 10 days for the plant to completely digest (eat) an insect.
- Some venus fly traps can digest small frogs!
- The venus fly trap needs to grow in a very sunny area with good soil.
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