Venus flytrap origins uncovered
Venus flytrap origins uncovered
Matt Walker
BBC Editor, Earth News
The flytrap, and one other carnivorous snap-trap plant which grows underwater, evolved from a more conventional relative that had sticky leaves.
Over time, the plants added elaborate structures and weapons such as trigger hairs and teeth to trap and immobilise their meaty prey, botanists say.
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