A video of a Venus Flytrap eating a venomous Black Widow spider is doing the rounds across Reddit.
If you’ve ever wanted to know how a Venus Flytrap actually eats something, this is about as clear as it gets.
Venus Flytrap devours Blackwidow spider
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u/headspin_exe in
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The clip shows a spider – often labelled a Black Widow – wandering straight into the trap. It taps the tiny hairs inside once… nothing. Then again.
Snap.
That second touch is the whole trick. The plant basically double-checks it’s dealing with real prey before committing, which is why the timing here feels so precise.
There’s some debate over whether the spider is actually a Black Widow or a False Widow, but either way, it doesn’t really change the outcome.
A few plant people have pointed out that meals this big can actually be a bit much for a Flytrap — the trap itself can die after digesting something that size.
Traps get bruised or die off after meals.
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u/4chieve in
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There’s not a whole lot more to it than that. A plant, a spider, and a very quick decision.
