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The Secret Behind the Venus Flytrap's Lightning-Fast Snap Is Finally Revealed

How the Venus flytrap snaps shut without muscles

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The Secret Behind the Venus Flytrap's Lightning-Fast Snap Is Finally Revealed

The Venus flytrap mystified biologists for ages, with that ability to snap shut on unsuspecting prey in a blink, and yet somehow it doesn’t use a single muscle. For centuries, people were still chasing the exact mechanics behind that fast movement, like nature was holding a secret handshake. But lately, biophysics and plant physiology have basically pulled back the curtain, so now we can see a cellular dance behind the plant’s quick predatory snap.

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