[DOC] [TLE] How does the Venus flytrap digest flies? - Scientific American [PAR] Aug 19, 2002 ... So, yes, the Venus flytrap does have a digestive system of sorts, but it ... How 
does a stationary organism manage to attract, kill, digest and absorb its prey? ... If 
insect secretions, such as uric acid, stimulate the trap, it will clamp... [DOC] [TLE] How the Venus Flytrap Kills and Digests Its Prey - Live Science [PAR] Sep 5, 2011 ... The sensory hairs that detect the presence of an insect are visible within the red lobes of this trap, which belongs to a Venus flytrap, awaiting a meal.
 ... In spite of belonging to a particularly sedate kingdom of organisms, these carnivorous plants snap shut their two-lobed traps ... [DOC] [TLE] The Mysterious Venus Flytrap - Botanical Society of America [PAR] venus flytrap, venus fly trap, venus, fly, flytrap, fly trap, Carnivorous plants, and ... 
The time it takes for the trap to reopen depends on the size of the insect,... [DOC] [TLE] Carnivorous plant - Wikipedia [PAR] Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients (but not 
energy) from .... Insects, mostly ants, enter the chamber via the opening 
underneath the ... Most species catch insects, although the larger ones, such as 
Nepenthes ... The only two active snap trapsthe Venus flytrap (Dionaea 
muscipula) and... [DOC] [TLE] UCSB Science Line - University of California, Santa Barbara [PAR] Venus fly traps, pitcher plants, and sundews all consume insects, but thats not 
how ... They absorb the CO2 through holes in their leaves called stomata. ... 
Plants also need nitrogen, an essential element that is a key component of ... gets 
is fixed through photosynthesis as with most any other plant, so it's mainly a 
producer. [DOC] [TLE] Feed a Venus Fly Trap - FlytrapCare.com [PAR] Learn how to properly feed a Venus Fly Trap in order to make it grow larger, 
faster! ... very simple; Drosera species and Venus flytraps (Dionaea) catch mostly 
flying insects ... These sorts of insects are higher in nitrogen, which is the major 
element that ... This saves the plant from attempting to digest something 
inanimate that... [DOC] [TLE] Plant Predators - National Geographic Society [PAR] Aug 29, 2011 ... The famed naturalist Charles Darwin called the Venus flytrap "one of ... The 
flytrap digests insects to supplement the low amount of nitrogen and ... fluid that 
helps the plant absorb nutrients from the trapped insect. ... The butterwort is a 
plant with purple flowers that catches prey on its sticky, greasy leaves. [DOC] [TLE] Carnivorous Plants Can Tell You What to Eat - Perfect Formula Diet ... [PAR] Jul 19, 2014 ... This Venus flytrap leaf is designed to capture insects for food ... by catching and 
digesting insects, and sometimes even larger prey  such as small frogs or rats. 
... in several different ways to trap and digest insects and other animals. ... and 
digestive enzymes to break the insects down and absorb them. [DOC] [TLE] Game Show NewsNet [PAR] Apr 6, 2006 ... He bets, of his stash, $5200, on this: the Venus' Flytrap catches & digests insects 
mainly to absorb this element. "What is carbon?" Nope, it's... [DOC] [TLE] Top 10 Carnivorous Plants - Softpedia News [PAR] Jun 9, 2007 ... ... hydrogen and oxygen: these elements are easily extracted from air (carbon 
dioxide) and water. ... Literally, they kill, digest and absorb nitrogen chemicals 
from the ... The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscicapula) lives in bogs in North and ... 
It catches and digests animal prey (mostly insects and arachnids)... [DOC] [TLE] absolute surefire steps to kill your venus flytrap | The Texas Triffid ... [PAR] Oct 17, 2011 ... If in case emphasizing the importance of giving your Venus flytrap a good ... that 
since carnivores catch and digest prey, they need to be fed on a ..... Flytraps and 
other carnivorous plants don't capture and digest insects for energy the .... in the 
bug being digested (possibly along with trace elements,

Question: The Venus' flytrap catches & digests insects mainly to absorb this element
Answer: nitrogen