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Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)

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Venus fly trap plant

© J. H. Robinson/AA / gettyimages.com
Venus fly trap

© Brian Lightfoot / naturepl.com
Venus fly trap

© Paul Franklin / gettyimages.com
Venus fly trap, open trap

© Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh
Venus fly trap showing trigger hairs

© Anne Elliott
Open Venus fly trap revealing trigger hairs

© James H. Robinson / gettyimages.com
Venus fly trap trigger hair

© gettyimages.com
Venus fly trap with fly

© gettyimages.com
Venus fly trap with housefly

© David M. Dennis / gettyimages.com
Venus fly trap with wasp

© Kathie Atkinson
Venus fly trap with closed leaves and trapped insect

© Kathie Atkinson
Venus fly trap with grasshopper

© James H. Robinson / gettyimages.com
Venus fly trap with young frog

© gettyimages.com
Closed Venus fly trap with fly

© Pascal Goetgheluck / www.ardea.com
Venus fly trap post digestion of fly

© Bob Fredrick / gettyimages.com
Venus fly trap in flower

© Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh
Venus fly trap

© Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh
Venus fly trap

© Dave Simpson / Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Venus fly traps in nursery

© Rose Simpson / Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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