MamasHealth.com Home Gardening Tips Aphids Avoid pests Beneficial bugs Clean houseplants Climbing hydrangea Coffee grounds Composting Container gardens Design a vegetable garden Egg shells Finding healthy plants Fresh flowers Flowering bulbs Garden soil Garden tools Get rid of scale bugs Grow seeds indoors Growing begonias Growing garlic Growing tomatoes How to buy a tree Importance of trees Landscape shading Mulch Potatoes Prevent frost damage Prepare vegetable bed Prevent tree fungus Prevent weeds Prune boxwoods Reduce garden injuries Rooftop gardens Tips for tree growth Transplanting from pots Tree structure Venus fly traps Watering tips Watering your garden Links Email Mama Attract Hummingbirds Tips to Attract Butterflies Tips to save the earth Buy green energy Green energy Reuse carbon dioxide	Venus fly traps: How to care for them Venus' flytraps gather nutrients from gases in the air and nutrients in the soil. However, they live in poor soil and are healthier if they get nutrients from insects. Venus flytraps lure their prey using a sweet smelling nectar. When an insect lands on the head of the fly trap and touches one of the many trigger hairs located within the jaws of the trap trap snaps closed, trapping the insect. The plant then secretes an enzyme which essentially 'dissolves' the insect, turning it into a digestible dinner. After a few days, the fly trap will re-open, to await it's next meal. The video below demonstrates how to care for a Venus flytrap and what to feed it.
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