Each trap has six tiny hair-like features located in a triangular arrangement. It then secretes an enzyme which enables the plant to digest its victim.
Victims enter the funnel-shaped body of the plant seeking the scented liquid at the bottom.
They are unaware that a likely death awaits them in the deadly pool they so eagerly seek. Additionally, the pitcher plant also has tiny stiff hair-like features growing downward which line the walls of the plant. These features make it impossible for the victim to retreat. Proteolytic enzymes are secreted to digest the victim.