facts about venus fly trap

10 Fun Facts About Venus Flytraps

Welcome to the wild world of Venus flytraps – the fierce little plants with a taste for insects! With its trademark mouth and teeth, the Venus flytrap is anything but an ordinary plant, blending elegance with an appetite for bugs in a way that’s equal parts captivating and creepy. Read on for 10 amazing facts about Venus flytraps!

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Two Venus flytrap Lego sets on display together: Lego Tiny Plants (10329) and Lego Piranha Plant (71426).

Lego Venus Flytrap Sets – A Review

Having a Lego Venus Flytrap set is a dream come true for someone like me who loves Venus flytraps and the creative joy of building Lego sets. There’s something truly magical about being able to combine my two passions, bringing to life the captivating mechanisms of carnivorous plants through the art of Lego.

In this article about Lego Venus flytrap sets, I share my experiences building two of the Lego sets which I think you’ll enjoy. The first is the Lego Tiny Plants set (#10329 – part of the Lego Botanical Collection). The second isn’t truly a Venus flytrap Lego set, but I hope you’ll understand why I included it – it’s the Lego Piranha Plant set (#71426 – part of the Lego Super Mario Collection).

All 9 plants from the Lego Tiny Plants set from the Lego Botanical Collection. The Lego Venus flytrap, sundew and pitcher plant are in the foreground, with the arid and tropical plants blurred in the background.
Lego Tiny Plants #10329

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best types of carnivorous plants

11 Types of Carnivorous Plants

Growing up, I lived in a virtual jungle of houseplants, and to this day, the offspring of my mother’s spider plants thrive in all parts of the country. Venus Flytrap was a DJ on a sitcom, and no one ever thought much of insectivorous plants other than screeching eek when some documentary introduced us to those creepy bug-eating plants that left us with a few scary types of carnivorous plants to talk to our friends about.

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insectivorous plants book by Charles Darwin has a detailed focus on the Sundew carnivorous plant (drosera rotundifolia)

Chapter 3 – Insectivorous Plants – Charles Darwin

Welcome carnivorous plant fans! This free, illustrated version of Chapter 3 of Insectivorous Plants by Charles Darwin has been lightly edited to be more internet friendly. The main text of Chapter 3 of Insectivorous Plants is presented here in its entirety; we have simply removed some of the table of contents material, created more white space for easier reading, added a color picture or two, etc.

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tips to care for venus fly traps outside

How to Care for Venus Flytraps Outdoors

The carnivorous Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is an incredible perennial plant that has stolen the hearts of plant lovers across the world. Not only are they beautiful and otherworldly looking, but they also eat pesky insects like ants and spiders. 

Although they can live for years in the wild, they sometimes die prematurely as an indoor or outdoor houseplant due to the average gardener’s lack of knowledge on how to care for Venus flytraps. Many wonder how to take care of a Venus flytrap properly. 

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caring for venus fly traps indoors

How to Care for Venus Flytraps Indoors

Venus flytraps are fascinating carnivorous plants that are much more interactive than your everyday herb. Thanks to their bifold “mouths” and long, trigger-haired “fangs,” Venus flytraps are one of the most intriguing plants available for home gardeners. While outdoor care is relatively easy in suitable soil and climate, many recreational botanists scratch their heads and wonder how to care for Venus flytraps indoors.

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guide to feeding a Venus flytrap

What to Feed a Venus Flytrap?

In their natural habitat, Venus flytraps supplement their diet with many types of insects and arachnids. If you decide to grow a Venus flytrap outdoors, they generally can catch enough insects to fulfill their nutritional needs by themselves. However, if that is not an option due to your region’s climate, you have several other options as to what to feed your Venus flytrap.

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