2007-05-16 02:09:18 · 3 answers · asked by Game-King 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Maybe it isn't hungry, you are force feeding it. Would you eat if you were full?
The trigger for them closing is insects touching the trigger filiments. When it closes on a live bug, the insect tries to escape, this movement continues to trigger the "close" reflex.
Try live flies. Make them "walks" first by removing their wings.
2007-05-16 02:45:14 · answer #1 · answered by reynwater 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The trigger hairs on the inside of each trap are stimulated by the struggles of the caught insect causing the trap to seal. By just letting the trap close and continuing the stimulation, it thinks it has been triggered by an inanimate object. To trick the trap into sealing, take a toothpick or other small object and continue the trap simulation for a short time after closure. aiat will seal off and digest the insect.
2007-05-16 18:32:13 · answer #2 · answered by nevels65 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What your plant is doing is perfectly normal. Most so called "carnivorous" plants don't actually digest their prey. They kill the insect(s) in question and then drop it so it can decompose in the soil and feed the plant that way.
2007-05-16 09:52:35 · answer #3 · answered by PaganPaul 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋