Collection: Venus Fly Trap Collection

The Venus flytrap can count—sort of. 🪰🪴 Its trap only snaps shut after two hairs are touched within about 20 seconds, and it won’t digest the prey unless the hairs are touched multiple times. This prevents wasting energy on false alarms, like raindrops or debris.

Even stranger: the plant can “remember” how many times a hair was triggered, and adjust its digestive response accordingly. It’s basically a tiny, green brainless calculator that decides when it’s worth eating.