#Biomechanical analyses and computer simulations reveal the Venus flytrap snapping mechanisms
“#Biomechanical analyses and computer simulations reveal the Venus flytrap snapping mechanisms” Venus flytrap with prey. Credit: Plant Biomechanics Group The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) takes only 100 milliseconds to trap its prey. Once their leaves, which have been transformed into snap traps, have closed, insects can no longer escape. Using biomechanical experiments and virtual Venus…