Re: Venus Fly Traps - How do they digest flies?
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Re: Venus Fly Traps - How do they digest flies?         

Group: uk.rec.gardening · Group Profile
Author: K
Date: Jul 18, 2007 00:11

"David (Normandy)" writes
>Anyone know how do Venus fly traps digest flies? Mine earns its keep on the
>windowsill by catching an assortment of house flies, gnats etc, but when the
>traps eventually re-open the flies still look intact and undigested.
>
I've always assumed they digest the soft bits not the hard bits. Are you
sure the flies aren't just empty husks of flies?
--
Kay
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