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Carnivorous Plant Time Lapse (Drosera Capensis) "eating" a Fruit Fly


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A wonderfully-interesting carnivorous plant, the sticky tentacles attract and catch flies and other bugs. Contact triggers a curling reaction, where the plant wraps up its prey and eventually digests and absorbs the victim's nutrients. This scene was about 4 hours in real-time, while I was working in the morning. Made with a Canon SX100IS + CHDK.

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Scott Schiller
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