Venus Flytrap

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food all by itself. You shouldn't make it close with nothing in it very often, or it will get tired and die. So if you don't do that, your Venus fly trap will live a long time! Good luck! You can feed them any bug, but it will also eat small (live) frogs or toads. Small flies buy not too small or not to big because they can escape easily. If they are to small the fly can escape throw their teeth and if they are to big the Venus flytrap can't eat it because it can't fit in its mouth.

Where does it live?

In its natural habitat, the Venus flytrap prefers savannah plains, where there are few trees and bushes, like those found in North and South Carolina. Here the plants often grow surrounded by grasses and other carnivorous plants. The plants grow in a variety of soil types such as peat, sand, or loam. With an acid pH of between 4 and 5. Distinctively the plants originate in soils which are lacking in Nitrogen, the insect catching behaviour is an adaption to provide the plant ...

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