fly trap
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Was it your intention to make the Venus fly trap in the music video look like a “Stranger Things” Demogorgon?
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
But supporters said honoring the Venus fly trap isn’t about one extra thing students see on an elementary school worksheet.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2023
A Venus fly trap has a very low sensitivity threshold, yet it can tell the difference between the light touch of an insect and a drop of rainwater or wind.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Many species have a snap trap, like the Venus fly trap, whereas other groups rely on sticky surfaces, and still others lure prey into chambers filled with digestive fluids.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 9, 2021
The perfect boarding house hummed like a fly trap.
From Cy Whittaker's Place by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby
