A caterpillar accidentally fell onto a sundew plant and got stuck to its sticky hairs, but after struggling, it escaped. A fruit fly wasn’t so lucky—it was trapped and digested. Sundews use sticky polysaccharide mucus on their hairs to capture insects, then curl their leaves to digest them. Tougher creatures like caterpillars or springtails can sometimes break free. In contrast, Venus flytraps catch prey by snapping shut rapidly. Their success rate is lower, but the trap is strong enough to hold

Such a perfect example of how the Venus fly trap lures in prey, how it keeps prey interacting with the trap, and how it potentially perfectly positions the prey to be captured successfully! This was imo an amazing capture. The way the spider seemed to have not a care in the world. She was so hyper focused on that nectar! And that capture once the trap triggered🤌 I hope you guys enjoyed the video as much as it did! BIO 👀 #carnivorousplant #tropicalplants #venusflytrap #flytrap #nepenthes #drose