Title: Venus flytrap Contact: Katura Reynolds Description: The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is a fascinating carnivorous plant. The glands in the leaves excrete sweet liquid that attracts insects. When insects bump the "trigger hairs," the two sides of the leaves snap shut and the plant digests the soft parts of the insect. The victim's dry husk sometimes remains as a grim warning. Keywords: Dionaea muscipula, venus flytrap, flytrap, carnivorous plant, plant,. carnivore, insect, trap, trigger Media: Color Categories: Child/Youth, Nature, Science Subject(s): Botanical, Entomology, Editorial, Storybook Displaying image 4 of 30. Gallery of Katura Reynolds Email Katura Reynolds about this image. Copyright 2005 Huntington Botanical Gardens. This image is not available for reuse and is protected by copyright. To commission work with a similar theme, contact Katura Reynolds. To email this image to someone else, copy and paste this address: http://www.science-art.com/image.asp?id=3350&m=24468