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DIONAEA MUSCIPULA [1 record]

Record 1 1980-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marine Biology
  • Plant Biology
OBS

Of the active trappers Dionaea muscipula, the Venus's flytrap, is one of the most familiar... Prey touching the leaf agitate tactile hairs; the action triggers a closing mechanism and the hinged leaf snaps shut. A closely similar mechanism of trapping, although on a diminutive scale, is found in another genus of the same plant family : Aldrovanda, the water-wheel plant. As its common name indicates, Aldrovanda is an aquatic plant.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie marine
  • Biologie végétale
OBS

L'un des piégeurs actifs les plus connus est la Dionaea muscipula, ou dionée gobe-mouches [...] Toute proie touchant la feuille heurte des poils sensoriels, ce qui déclenche un mécanisme et la feuille à charnière se referme. Un dispositif de capture très voisin, bien que plus petit, existe chez un autre genre de la même famille: Aldrovanda, ou plante à roue hydraulique. Il s'agit d'une plante aquatique [...]

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