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Venus' Fly Trap - Dionaea muscipula


Venus' Fly Trap - Dionaea muscipula
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Copyright: Thorsten Buchen (thor68) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 716 W: 115 N: 1038] (4597)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-06-26
Categories: Flowers
Camera: Canon EOS 300D, Sigma DC 18-125mm f/3,5-5,6, Microdrive 2GB, Hoya 62 mm UV
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/30 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Carnivorous plants [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-07-16 8:04
Viewed: 2640
Points: 6
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Venus' Fly Trap - Dionaea muscipula

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Insects are trapped and digested by the plant to
obtain nutrients; they are carnivorous plants. There
are six small trigger hairs inside each trap. One hair
touched twice, or two hairs touched once, signals the
trap to snap shut. Empty traps reopen in a day or so.
Traps with prey remain closed for a week or two. Then,
the trap will reopen exposing the dry shell of the
victim. Flytraps do not need regular feeding and can
go long periods without insects.
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After all the Garden Spiders and Ducks i thought
of showing something completely different for once.
This (not so good) photo was taken in a greenhouse of
the Botanic Garden in Oxford.
There were several Venusīs Fly Traps displayed
and you could look at them with magnifying glasses -
itīs ok, when you do not have your macro lens with you.

So, if you happen to visit Oxford or are in London -
it takes about 1 hour by train - do not forget to go
by the Botanical Garden, it is the oldest of
the British Isles.
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Hi Thorsten
Very good idea and well done.
Tanks for sharing
Amir

Hello Thorsten, A novel post, never seen anything quite like it. Good details in your subject and well seen. Interesting note, Well done..

Big smile rating for originality. I like the composition too. Thanks.

Now you've inspired me to take some photos at my local Botannical Gardens.

Hi,
Very good compo and a brilliant idea (actually my first thought when I first saw this image was "how come I didn't think about it before?"). I also found the note to be very interesting.
WELL DONE
Shelly.

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