{"product_id":"dionaea-muscipula","title":"Dionaea muscipula","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eVenus flytrap\u003c\/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eDionaea muscipula\u003c\/i\u003e) is a carnivorous plant native to subtropical wetlands on the East Coast of the United States in North Carolina and South Carolina. It catches its prey—chiefly insects and arachnids—with a trapping structure formed by the terminal portion of each of the plant's leaves, which is triggered by tiny hairs (called \"trigger hairs\" or \"sensitive hairs\") on their inner surfaces.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWhen an insect or spider crawling along the leaves contacts a hair, the trap prepares to close, snapping shut only if another contact occurs within approximately twenty seconds of the first strike. Triggers may occur with a tenth of a second of contact. The requirement of redundant triggering in this mechanism serves as a safeguard against wasting energy by trapping objects with no nutritional value, and the plant will only begin digestion after five more stimuli to ensure it has caught a live bug worthy of consumption.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDionaea\u003c\/i\u003e is a monotypic genus closely related to the waterwheel plant (\u003ci\u003eAldrovanda vesiculosa\u003c\/i\u003e) and sundews (\u003ci\u003eDrosera\u003c\/i\u003e), all of which belong to the family Droseraceae.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Fox Orchids","offers":[{"title":"70mm","offer_id":53619297321274,"sku":"26995_70","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.redfoxorchids.com.au\/products\/dionaea-muscipula","provider":"Red Fox Orchids","version":"1.0","type":"link"}