Flytrap Catches Spider Without Knowing

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[@TheFlytrapGarden]

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[@Sillykitty12]

Placeholder to stop kids from saying first

[@BotvacProductions469]

YAY

[@NorlenRevillaParong]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@lynxathome677]

The answer is that the plant can sense the weight on itselfe, so it knows the spider is there

[@HeartsIIV]

My guess was the weight of the spider to the trap causing it to close but idkkkk

[@MrDlt123]

Spider: "I'm safe. This is a fly trap. We're on the same team"

[@Kai-tm9dy]

underrated

[@cleoh3]

No, they're competitors! The ftc should sue for anticompetitive practices

[@johnx140]

That fly trap is a spy!

[@Disktoaster]

Flytrap: Think I ain't see you tryna snipe my dinner with that slick web? BE DINNER BITCH

[@RauhTr]

Unfortunately friendly fire was on

[@Peter_Anthony]

The plant knows where the the spider is by knowing where it isn't.

[@Angel_Underscore]

I think it subtracts where it is from where it isn't, or where it isn't from where it is. Whichever is greater.

[@GnA_000]

Therefore where what is, wherefore had thus taken from distance and found his location. Double double double double...

[@akamekurome4941]

Is that the missle reference but spider edition?

[@gsauce8519]

I like the power rangers

[@leeshepherd834]

​@akamekurome4941 here's your cookie 🍪

[@briansennello3136]

Plant prolly realized after 20 minutes that one side of it was considerably heavier than it should be, and gravity did the work of bending the plant enough that the trigger mechanism got tripped.

[@calipeixoto930]

I don't know if you're telling the truth, but seems pretty logical

[@Average_NerdIII]

Plants don’t have brains my guy, it didn’t realise anything. If it was a drop of water weighing it down the trap would have closed and wasted energy, and over time if they could feel weight, it would be a major disadvantage and would slowly the plants would evolve not to trigger. Also spiders don’t weigh that much.

[@millanoire]

Plants can't realize things

[@vcommandarv5916]

​@millanoire not like us but they do realise things

[@studid55]

My bet is HEAT... For a foreign chemical substance via the spiders feet 🕷️

[@grafzeppelin6954]

Since Venus Flytraps need a prey to trigger two separate of their traps' trigger hairs subsequently within an interval of approximately 20s and the spider obviously didn't move at all, I would suspect the following scenario: Though it doesn't seem like it, the animal is still moving its legs, pedipalps and abdomen slightly. Additionally, it sits right on top of the hairs which could be bent due to this position. It doesn't take much stimulation to trigger these hairs so the minimal movements could have been enough action potential. Additionally, the dragline the spider pulls may be another potential trigger source. It can be seen to the right and is apparently under tension. If it got entangled or attached to one of the hairs, it might be an actuation cause without the spider even moving itself.

[@hannahmyears8451]

actually..someone is moving the pot, you can see it if you watch carefully

[@Dumfancy]

I can't see it ​@@hannahmyears8451

[@grafzeppelin6954]

@@hannahmyears8451 Is it really being moved? Could be the camera, though. But kudos on the good observation, nevertheless. Guess I was too occupied with the spider and the plant itself to notice 😅

[@alfabulous5371]

This dude in the comments when he should be teaching a class goddamn

[@sphumelelengcamu1984]

Much more plausible that a learning plant

[@Jusanuthayu]

Spider: "I learned" Venus Fly Trap: "I learned you learning"

[@frankgustafson8045]

2.7k likes with no replies is wild, glad to say I'm the first here

[@user-vr3td4kl6p]

I think it’s the web the spider created around the flytraps helped the flytraps detect preys. Hope I’m not wrong.

[@bluesheep5084]

Pretty sure I heard once that flytraps have touch AND heat sensors. So when the spider sat there, the small amount of bodyheat probably gave it away

[@SuperLifestream]

The plant releases a protein when the hairs get touched and it takes a certain amount of movement to activate it. There are videos on how they work

[@ViCT0RiA6]

😂😂

[@RoachSurfs]

Lesson 1: don't lick flytraps Lesson 2: don't twist your leg in a flytrap Lesson 3: dont sit in a flytrap for 20 minutes

[@mewkiuu]

i always struggle with the 3rd lesson

[@BallyBoy95]

Yeah that 3rd one do be difficult. How does one not rest in a Venus flytrap? They're so comfortable.

[@dremfr]

lesson ∞ : dont flytraps 😂

[@Sky26s]

​@mewkiuu 😂

[@mrggy91281]

😂😂

[@kiraragner6049]

The fact that I have severe arachnophobia and stayed for the whole video shows just how fascinating this all is ahaha. That or the unintentional exposure therapy called living in rural Australia is working 😂😂😂

[@kissynuggett3727]

Wait wait! Wait you have arachnophobia.... And you moved to rural Australia.... The place known for having f*** you spiders...that's a bold move there champ. I don't have arachnophobia and I wouldn't move to Australia because of the f*** you spiders. Maybe the arachnophobia is not as severe as you thought?

[@Ferranbllc59]

I don’t have arachnofobia and i still would be scared to live in Australia because of all the spiders and other animals, don’t know how you do that

[@kiraragner6049]

@@Ferranbllc59 Ahaha I grew up here and have lived around snakes, spiders, etc all my life. Somehow I still have severe arachnophobia but snakes? Eh. I love it out here mainly for the bandicoots. They’re pretty neutral to humans so if I go sit outside early enough they’ll hop around quite close or even come up to say hi ahaha. It takes everything in me to not pet them

[@pauls6448]

Samesies. Spiders are my biggest phobia by far. To be fair though, I was bitten by a black widow as a child

[@wittyithink9109]

If you live in Australia...and the exposure therapy hasn't already worked. It never will. Spiders. Spiders everywhere.

[@seymourglass26]

The spider be like, "I thought I was the fly trap."

[@efosaegbobamwonyi9415]

Thats the most spider looking spider ive ever seen

[@borderlines8021]

Fr

[@turnleft8645]

live

[@Insomniac8445]

Hmm yes that spider is made out of spider

[@user-ej5ik6bv7r]

Frr,first time seeing a spider that is spidering

[@tylerweathersby]

Most underrated comment out here

[@darthpateta]

"Nah, I'd adapt." Throughout the Internet and KZbin, I alone am the Commenting one.

[@arsal4704]

jjk brainrot has reached yt shorts 😢

[@unleashed3193]

@@arsal4704i think People mostly enjoy these jokes

[@ObiC]

BIG RAGA THE OPP STOPPA

[@marcosrangel2988]

@@arsal4704”nah I’d win” Lmao I don’t even watch JJK just know it had a Fortnite collab and it’s an anime

[@KanekoYasha]

The spider like gojo fr. At first, having fun closing the traps, then end up getting outsmarted and dies. (Ik that's not really how it goes, but come on. Its funny)

[@BabyBenz96]

I think that maybe the spider triggered the hairs when it entered the last trap but the plant had already expended most of its energy from closing the others so it took a long time to slowly feed enough energy to close. I figure this because I know that these plants often die because they expend all their energy closing empty traps.

[@TKayCO]

I heard they die from false closes because they end up digesting themselves as nothing is inside to be digested. This was written on a sign in the bush saying not to touch the flytraps.

[@davak72]

If you rewatch the video a few times, you’ll see the uploader bumped the pot a few times to force the trap to trigger… pretty disappointing in my opinion

[@Eqaq]

@@davak72I noticed that as well

[@ricardopardo6177]

As stated in the video, the plant grows on the outer side to close. It has to grow on the inner side to open. After a couple of closes, it has to go through a few rounds of mitosis to prepare for another close. The spider probably triggered the hairs when the plant didn't have the ability to close. When it had regained the ability, it closed. It seems to close quite slowly at the end, which would be consistent with this hypothesis.

[@ForceGhostLeia]

I like your thinking!

[@overoreo6689]

That one venus flytrap got off of afk and saw a free kill😂😂

[@tiggyvolts9076]

It do be like that at times

[@Mousecopp]

best explanation

[@belgian_birdlover9935]

Fr bro best way of putting it 🤣🗿🗿

[@sammielove9072]

This comment reminded me i need to stop scrolling go play the game anyw😂😂

[@Kinder-egg]

Stolen

[@XanderX_the_lone_survivor]

Venus Fly Trap : "Huh? An AFK player?!? *FREE KILL!!!* "

[@jaydenmerch459]

Lol

[@Yabbatoaster]

Not funny

[@gravel_jj]

Underrated comment

[@gravel_jj]

​@@Yabbatoasterdid anyone ask

[@ashsteele7361]

Not funny to me, more like. "Nature scary"

[@levigoldson]

It's far more likely that it did in fact trigger the hairs by shifting weight, even if it doesn't seem like it. If it "knew" it was there, it wouldn't have waited for 20 minutes.

[@ap_snomane]

what’s more impressive to me is that the plant has thoughts and knows how to actively keep track of a spider that’s crawling around it

[@C0mmEntre]

- "Would you get eaten?" - "Nah, I'd win"

[@seanchamberlain7928]

The Elite reference, we need a venus fly trap edit now

[@DFoXX88]

What a horrible way to die fr

[@Torntoshine]

Lobotomy kaisen

[@David-nt2qs]

Throughout plants and birds I am alone the eaten one

[@commenter621]

​@@Torntoshine💀

[@lildvsvevo]

Fun fact about spiders: it looks like they aren’t moving because we’re just so much bugger than they are, but they shift/wiggle their legs slightly here and there to identify the surrounding environment. I think you can see the spider slightly shift its position just before the trap closes. It may have just moved the tiniest bit, and just so happened to bump the trigger hair(s) enough to finally close. EDIT: it’s also possible in my head that it shifted its blood around and the vibration of it happened to trigger a hair. But that’s just me being extra.

[@emilyvargas5177]

Yo you are snart

[@itisola]

Thats what I thought too

[@haosiyuan163]

So smart

[@TheFlytrapGarden]

They shift their blood? As in it's compartmentalized instead of constantly circulating?

[@SenKichita]

​@@TheFlytrapGardenjust an assumption lol

[@TribalScan.]

The way the spider was spidering, I felt that

[@eatThehomeless1]

Dissolved by a couple of leaves is a nightmare way to go out.

[@robertcook5417]

Just the decomposing corpse of a fly while the spider is running around drunk 💀

[@CrimsonSoldat1311]

Finally someone else noticed the random dead body just chillin 😂

[@ihadanicenamebutiforgot6248]

OMG someone actually noticed the flu 😭😅😂

[@rockpie]

​@@ihadanicenamebutiforgot6248???

[@robertcook5417]

@@CrimsonSoldat1311 😂

[@AttestedFire66]

​@@rockpie what's your question? He literally just said someone else saw the dead fly. What's confusing to you?

[@sindhuborude5080]

Man scroll Man see flytrap Man see flytrap catch insect Man happy

[@saramister3310]

Lol me happy that ur happy

[@Soup_Whale99]

Is there a lore reason man is happy?

[@11am2]

​@@Soup_Whale99man just is

[@purplegaming_spirit7645]

Man simple

[@ShxtFaced1]

Lmao stop my brain doesn’t work like that😢😂😂😂😂

[@Doyle69]

The spider forced most of the opened ones to close, if all of them closed with no food the plant could die from using too much energy on wasted captures. The venus fly trap knew something had touched, with nothing touching again it must mean something has remained there and closes in hopes it is a meal and recover :)

[@therealemtothebee]

that’s not how venus flytraps work lmao they don’t have brains or thoughts or critical thinking. they close because of their trigger hairs being touched

[@Trident2031]

"If I stay completely still, you cannot see me" Drax's voice from Guardians of the Galaxy

[@tyrannicproductions]

Recent studies have shown that plants have a way of seeing. Basically they recieve information about their surroundings due to the amount of light that hits their leaves, so if something blocks that light, they know something's there, in this case, a spider!

[@phillipmarshall1470]

Dont tell vegans that plants can feel being cut down

[@tyrannicproductions]

@@phillipmarshall1470 maybe we should....

[@googlefaps5883]

Can u show me these studies? I think ur just taking the fact that plants can sense light. Move towards it or grow to escape a shadow into the light out of context.

[@tyrannicproductions]

@googlefaps5883 I don't remember what they were but I think you could search of it pretty easily, I don't imagine there's a lot of different articles about plant vision. But yeah no, I don't mean actual sight, more so just sensing the shadow of something in the way, and perhaps a change in temperature aswell.

[@googlefaps5883]

@@tyrannicproductions I don’t think there’s any case of plants sensing a spider based on the shadow it produces. Let alone a Venus fly trap noticing and signalling to close. I think ur taking the science a bit out of context here

[@Axiom4ever]

Spider just strolling right thru traps is a flex😂

[@MrIamcrusty]

He fooked around to much an found out.

[@maxnovakovics2568]

​@@MrIamcrustyif you look at the graph, you'll find, the amount you FA is equal to the amount you'll FO

[@rainbowhalodance03]

​@@maxnovakovics2568😂😂

[@Dicka899]

Cameraman following the classic mantra “don’t help just film”

[@ModernDayRenaissanceMan]

​@@maxnovakovics2568It's actually an inversion line similar to the Crazy/Hot ratio

[@KookieStar]

Bro got that AFK free kill 😂😂😂

[@lemondedeounasetounasjr6840]

The spider: DUDE THAT’S FRIENDLY FIRE STOP IT YOU ARE A FLYTRAP TOO-

[@GodlyUks]

Brother: What did you eat for lunch? Flytrap: A spider and a rock

[@EaglesQuestions]

The rock legitimately bothered me.

[@michaelhilario520]

Its not a rock its another insect that got the same treatment as the spider

[@raygun26]

It got its essential minerals😂

[@Tyler-8898]

I don't think it was a rock. It looks like it's just one of those white specks that are in potting soil.

[@maxximus6418]

A spider and a coc-

[@raphael_tsui]

1 mg of it and your a goner? Dam that sh!t hits *HARD*

[@weelee4352]

Sounds like that damn fentanyl

[@ecat3673]

bro also weighs like 1mg

[@BuluJenkins-gx2ji]

More like one monogram

[@dynamiteboss5434]

@@weelee4352nah more like lsd

[@eliascairns7154]

Average "real" perc experience

[@mi.hakiki517]

Fly trap: stay proud, you're strong

[@Uckertay]

"-for 20 minutes." That should been enough foreshadowing for me and I was still like, "Damn, that sucks."

[@NoName-rq8ec]

Flytrap: "You're dead." Spider: "Nah. I'd drunk."

[@Kuruums2]

I hate these new jjk fans

[@phantom522]

hahahhahahah this made me laugh out loud #lol 😐

[@NoName-rq8ec]

🤣🤣😭

[@byronharjo6648]

The typo makes this gold!!!!!

[@k45racing]

not even jjk fans anymore, just another internet meme trend at this point @@Kuruums2

[@ClydeIsFake]

Plant really said "ah fuck it lets try"

[@bbtkid927]

😭😭😭

[@auliamuhammad3877]

And the spider really said “fuck around & find out”

[@bih4741]

made no sense lad​@@auliamuhammad3877

[@GalaxyUniverse5828]

THE FLY ON THE LEFT GAVE ME THE CHILLS

[@kayb.eastland1071]

The decomposing fly was much more terrifying than the spider and the fly trap put together 😂😂

[@vjvandal.]

It closed on him because you tapped the pot its in, slightly shifting and moving the spider and making the plant realize its in there, you can see subtle movement of the pot just before it closes

[@dominik2079]

Nice catch

[@alarmedrock7066]

I didn’t notice until the 3rd rewatch

[@ayasha89games66]

What is pot??

[@unimagin2ble]

plant pot @@ayasha89games66

[@Spazcombo5035]

@@ayasha89games66no brain moment

[@aliasa3485]

"If the spider would stand still, it would cause me a bit of trouble." "But would u stay open?" "Nah, I'd adapt"

[@varunjha4243]

This is the best 😂

[@zenodragonz6728]

Nah I'd close

[@BringThePizza]

I’m mad I laughed at this 😭

[@ReioReaio]

When it comes to peoples choice of plant I am the only option because throghout the plants and rain I alone am the trappable one

[@Thebluewidesky]

Stand proud spider, you where strong. "The plant"

[@derutdt1202]

The fly be like: sup, just chilling here.... Kinda hot, but its ok

[@snickerdoodle1962]

That is the most terrifying spider I've ever seen

[@FooeyMcgooey]

Nature is scary

[@321hackertime5]

You’ve never seen a huntsman then

[@Bradequate]

Noble false widow

[@Adeisorcuqb1887]

:0 really? Is a pretty average spider. Once out of my house there was a huge web and a frog was stuck in there, then tree spiders came by and eat it 😅, they where pretty much the size of that frog. I feel bad about it but damn I was not going to risk myself being eaten by those things, they looked like harry potter spiders 😂

[@The-F4D3-Clan]

​@@321hackertime5giant huntsman*

[@thecakeisalie1885]

"hes on me" "I can see it" "You cant see" "I can hear it"

[@simi5432]

You can't hear it. I can feel my underchin is heavier than usual

[@thecakeisalie1885]

@@simi5432 but the plant doesnt have ears

[@thecakeisalie1885]

@@simi5432 so it was a joke

[@blacksai1087]

​@@thecakeisalie1885i heard that plants will grow in the direction of classical music

[@thecakeisalie1885]

@@simi5432 wait but i dont think plants can feel

[@josorr]

The plant grows. That is the crucial piece of information. The spider didn't move, the plant did.

[@CameronWatkins-cs2te]

Anyone else holding the phone backwards to avoid a jump scare?-

[@captive8670]

Flytrap : "stand proud spider, you are strong"

[@koolstool]

Throughout stems and leaves, I alone am the carnivorous one

[@Denji_kun101]

Insectivores 🤓☝🏻​@@koolstool

[@carenscott3036]

😮

[@IanDFlight69420]

"Are you a flytrap because you eat bugs or do you eat bugs because you're a flytrap?"

[@shinyhunterchris]

Spider: Nah, I'd Stand Still

[@linglingJp]

The plant got some brains

[@HiWelcomeToIKEA]

They betrayed dave

[@leambarrameda6789]

Never thought I’d see someone reference Pvz in videos like these

[@SolarFlare9714]

@@leambarrameda6789 chomper moment:

[@FutileStruggleofaBoulder]

so..the zombies are coming?

[@Aurora_Animates]

@@FutileStruggleofaBoulder*ragagaghhhh* _dun dun_

[@CalvinPhuong]

This is the arachnid version of "Play stupid games, win stupid prizes"

[@williamblake8650]

The fly catcher just yawned and caught the spider.

[@redballproductions1321]

Spider: “Wooo! Party! Woohoo!” “Sup bro, just had some Venus traps, hella faded rn”

[@XplodingMudkip]

Venus fly trap: ……😋

[@theidiotwithnoname2801]

As the ex smart friend, I would have to say it's a form of geotropism, and that it can most likely feel that that part of itself is more affected by gravity, or that the spider was touching a trigger hair, but not moving it.

[@daani1733]

Still, if the spider was completely still, that should’ve happened much earlier than 20 minutes.

[@Chiillxer]

@@daani1733why should it happen faster? The trap is designed to close at a certein threshhold of stimuli. One Single stimulus can exceed the threshhold. But also very small stimuli can be accumulated to exceed the threshhold.

[@daani1733]

@@Chiillxer But that would indicate that the spider wasn’t completely still, it was continuously moving, albeit very slightly. My question simply was that if the spider was completely still, that would’ve either happened much earlier or never, because the variables which can cause the leaf to shut would have always stayed the same. A better, shorter answer to my question would’ve been “well, you were incorrect to think that the spider was completely still, because it wasn’t. It was slightly, but continuously moving which eventually added up causing the leaf to trap it.” You can argue that the spider itself wasn’t moving, rather the gravity was moving it, but physically that still means that the spider was in a state of motion, which means it was moving.

[@user-ij4ry4ip6p]

Actually the movement is thigmonastic i.e, movement due to stimuli, but yeah I get your point.

[@Spider.Of.War-9000]

... I'm more of a physicist...can we be friends

[@NadiaOjenge]

Spider:"safe" Venus fly trap:"safen't🥰"

[@theoldfilmentertainment1920]

Spider:"I'm Safe For Now, Venus Flytrap Is My Friend." Venus Flytrap:"I'm Afraid Not."

[@hector4913]

Nah...it's not the spider who's drunk...🙂 It's the plant itself 🙂

[@anammaulanaa3979]

Yes and not and yeno

[@anammaulanaa3979]

Yes and not and yeno

[@GleamFud]

Yes and not and yeno

[@GleamFud]

Yes and not and yeno

[@JjIav]

Yes and not and yeno

[@ayaanvinayak3169]

Flytraps need a buff on reaction time 💀

[@project_PR]

Fr

[@Bayareagoat123]

They would probably grow big enough to eat us and animals

[@huntercarda6351]

Idk man, considering it's a plant, it's pretty damn fast

[@nell711]

​@@Bayareagoat123 Don't those pitcher plants already grow large enough to actually consume a small human?

[@shweedy_]

they waste lots of energy by closing themselves, they need to be 100% sure that they will catch the bug bc if they dont catch it they can die

[@arthurgeorge5474]

Trap: "imma give you to the count of three- Hundred- Thousand"

[@reaper6939]

The satisfaction cannot be described when Venus Fly Trap finally captures the spider 💥💥🗿🗿

[@potatomadman]

bruh the dead fly chilling on one flytrap gives me horror film for bugs chills

[@markbowerii7632]

Ngl that was pretty damn metal.

[@austinrock235]

It was actually pretty badass looking

[@KalongCaves]

Was that fly big tho? That looks massive

[@miamitten1123]

Like skeletons in a tomb when someone in a video game/movie enters.

[@MainCharecter69]

It’s simple the plant has spidey sense 😂

[@CVerse]

It got that Peter tingle

[@CarDreams127]

😂

[@nothanksplease]

ha!

[@cryoblaster8371]

I like how she's leaving webbing everywhere she goes. I've never noticed any spider do that (seemingly unintentionally) in real life. I wonder if it's an effect of the drunkenness, like pissing yourself

[@JustYourRandomPerson]

A fly trap captured by a fly trapped. The absolute betrayal

[@officiallyxcalio8213]

I think i know why, because if you move your arm skin, the hairs on it shift, and since he is sucking out the moisture, the fly might be drying up causing its "skin" to wrinkle, which moves the hairs.

[@metalhausen9998]

Well said, that sounds very right ✅️

[@shomencat1238]

Thats a spider

[@MoonlitShadowss]

Wow nice theory, but it’s actually because the spider is moving, but ever so slightly and quickly that is, with like a 1000hour reaction time, can’t see it 😅

[@channel_weidu]

i think you are out of context

[@user-yf1ee3qu1r]

Seems dight

[@GigaChad-ol4li]

"The Plant knows where the spider is, by subtracting where it is, from where it isnt, and where it isnt, from where it is."

[@Carlito84Qc]

This has a criminally low number of likes 😂

[@Revelatus]

Absolute top tier meme

[@sevrono]

The traps close because touching the hairs causes a chemical signal to be released. My guess is that the red area around the hairs is composed of similar cells which are also touch sensative, though to a lesser degree. So by the spider sitting on the red area for a while, eventual enough chemical is released to signal the close Fun fact, these traps can "count". It takes three or more hair triggerings to close

[@q-mansion145]

If I move very slowly no one can notice me-Drax the Destroyer

[@redunbiased8417]

The flower knows because.. When the spider overstaying, spider’s transmute that stillness into micro vibrations.. micro vibrations triggered the flower’s hair hence would signaling the core’s hair that the food is indeed in the trap. Bam! edit: guys, thanks for the likes. I am not all nerd lol.. metaphysics is my cup of tea, excuse my pun.

[@Kareemle]

Finally an intelligent person in the comments

[@fancy_chill]

Go touch a controller

[@wolfkid6500]

Marry me

[@itsmiadabirb]

this one wins

[@tambetott626]

Maybe its mouth dried up and saw an idle moment, that noone is currently near, better use this spare time to freshen up.

[@DevenHamlin56871]

Idk

[@Condoctuc]

Aren’t they cold blooded

[@Ihatesofttoyscuztheyarecreepy]

​@@Condoctuc well the cold blood made the trap shiver and triggered it

[@ThePrufessa]

They're cold blooded dude. They don't emit heat.

[@ThePrufessa]

​@@DevenHamlin56871then why don't you delete this nonsense then?

[@holleykelley8565]

​​@@DevenHamlin56871don't think like that.. you're allowed to have an opinion as people these days are too quick at "correcting" rather than admire folk that have the courage to voice they think differently than the norm, I don't see them coming up with a better suggestion so don't regret your imagination dear as everyone else's is gradually dying and that's including my own🙄. Peace and light from🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@SPiRAh]

The pot was slightly bumped a few times just before the plant closed. Bumping it could have caused the spider to move, or maybe even jiggled the trigger hair(s), just enough to react.

[@1Rhaast]

POV: You're the smart friend

[@wilcoxway]

Venus fly traps function via a chemical change in the base of the leaves, which are held under tension. This chemical change occurs gradually whenever the trigger hairs receive a certain amount of stimulation. So my guess is that having the spider parked on top of the trigger hairs is providing a very slow amount of trigger hair stimulation. Thus, the trap leaf eventually broke tension and closed.

[@Joshua235.]

The plant can feel the change in heat after some time so it realizes something is there and closes up

[@Surfmagic13]

Spiders are "cold blooded"

[@Joshua235.]

@@Surfmagic13 it still gets warmer under the spider

[@Cullyxe]

I thought it would register less light over time or something.. or that there is more weight being carried, perhaps?

[@FinalStooge]

​@@Joshua235.really? I feel like it would get cooler due to the shade brought by the spider, and would then create slightly higher pressure in the area, effectively triggering the hair

[@somark28]

@@FinalStoogenah the pressure would be minimal, it’s why they have 8 legs. It’s most definitely related to temperature

[@RawThawReviews]

Plant: “Nah, imma do my own thing. 😎 “

[@sterlingoshiro1100]

So 2 theories i have, the big one i put credit in is that plants have a kind of electromagnetic field that functions as a plants sense of touch. Thus allowing it to know when an animal with electromagnetic signals is nearby

[@Flores_de_Iseul]

“MONCH.” said the venus flytrap calmly.

[@tiggyvolts9076]

Nah, dude whispered *"m o n c h"*

[@Vsevolodbochkov2]

​@@tiggyvolts9076 Nah, i'd whisper "m o n c h"

[@assypeachmusic1006]

flytrap: You thought I wasn't feeling you?

[@miamitten1123]

You are writing a children’s book?

[@BROIMACAT]

A spiders leg works like a water hydraulic and has liquid running through to make it extend out. When it's leg was caught earlier in the video it's skin could've been punctured causing the liquid to trigger the hairs.

[@warboss3686]

Venus fly traps generally take liquid into account and do not trigger if liquid is run through. It’s how they avoid opening and closing multiple times during rain. No what happened is that the person recording tapped on the pot causing it to move shifting the spider to trigger the hair

[@user-yv6hp7sw5f]

Even plants are triggered in 2024

[@strawberryfox8819]

Bro really decided to chill in the death trap rather than one centimeter ahead where bro'd be safe.

[@tufgbhw6986]

It can probably feel the heat from it's body. It was laying right on top of the trigger hairs so even if the hairs arent being moved, theyre still sensing change.

[@Scug_Cat]

They use special hairs, feet wiggles, or vibrations to observe surroundings, as their eyesight is actually quite bad. Edit: I’m talking about the spider!! Edit: jumping spiders, and brown recluse have good eyesight. Yet another.. edit: also this species of fly trap contains special sensory cells, detecting light, and sound waves using stimulus motion ( look above ) To make the decision to close the trap! If the trap cannot get a good stimulus wave, it might use reaction, close anyways, or use special lighting cells to detect how much light and shadows are on the plant ( this might not work.. because they are in shadows a lot )

[@unclesam3999]

Yeah I can imagine their eyesight is very bad since plants don't have eyes

[@figs-oliomedley]

tell me why I thought you were talking about the plant 🤦‍♀️

[@geochonker9052]

​@@unclesam3999 I have a hunch that he just might have been talking about the spider but good guess

[@AmonGus-zx5zr]

depends spider 2 spider, some(jumping spider for ex) good eyesight.

[@RobinGriffin-mk4nw]

W

[@gojosenpai6699]

“Spidey senses back fired 💀”

[@MrManfly]

Me thinks fly traps be pretty smart 😮

[@SalenVal]

“The Venus flytrap knows where the spider is by knowing where it isnt by subtracting where the spider is and where the spider isnt.”

[@stopthink7202]

"our plants might be able to learn and close without being triggered" I wish students could too.

[@QWERTIUM1]

bro the timelapse at the end is so cool to see all the bugs around the trap

[@Yerseph]

i was looking for this comment, so cool to look at

[@purplegaming_spirit7645]

The springtails are eating all day.

[@Aero137]

That was THE best case of "the more you fuck around, the more you'll find out"😂

[@longdytheng3376]

I love how the spider has its webs out while drunk

[@lucius717]

You're correct. If the spider doesn't move and doesn't trigger any of the sensitive hairs inside the trap, it wouldn't normally cause the trap to close. In that case, other factors might be at play. For instance, the trap might eventually close due to changes in the spider's weight distribution or slight movements caused by air currents or other environmental factors. The exact reason would require more detailed observation or experimentation to determine definitively.

[@thomasspielman577]

Fly trap: What if I just close randomly and actually get him? 🤔

[@user-ol6re5sp7p]

I’ve never been more thankful for a plant in my life

[@BeeMusic2024]

Don’t see why. Spiders usually don’t fwu if you don’t fw them. Had them in my house bc of insects before. I usually put them back outside. They let me take them.

[@rosieposey4206]

@@BeeMusic2024I agree. They're usually pretty chill. They're just tryna survive

[@yourgirleft]

@@BeeMusic2024because some people are rightfully terrified of spiders

[@yarraidalg]

arachnophobe squad!

[@MessyMein]

​@@yourgirleft Cool, and I know it's an evolutionary thing for us, but imagine a world not being scared of spiders or flies. They could be pets tbh (i have one) and they're already being domesticated (wolf spiders)

[@wiman3332]

“Did you trap the spider because you’re the strongest or are you the strongest because you trapped the spider?”

[@lubabalomahlombe451]

I'm still flabbergasted that such a plant exists.

[@TheWayOfTheDrifter]

*_"Cutely tickles the venus flytrap's hair"_* 💀

[@haraldalan8711]

👁️👄👁️

[@Codgod7]

Welcome everyone back to Shower Thoughts with MJ: First up tonight we got could I get drunk by licking enough fly traps, and lastly if that fly trap makes the spider feel drunk does the flytrap drink that stuff up and get drunk itself? Thank you for attending and that’s all folks

[@varkrow]

I mean, it's technically the flytrap's own secretions. Generally, that means immunity. By that logic, venomous snakes would constantly be dropping dead cause of their own venom in their body, so no.

[@brocksanderson9423]

this is beautiful! thank you! :)

[@ratchet2007]

Plant was like "you think youre slick?"

[@frequencywatchers]

For that trap the spider did not stay still, he was vibrating and venus trap felt it and took a chance and it paid off.

[@oblivionthedead]

My smart friend would kick me in the head if I sent them a spider video 😂

[@reznovvazileski3193]

I'm gonna bet this one's scarier for the spider :')

[@I_am_a_cat_]

You're right.

[@gary_da_god5120]

You're 100% correct

[@mr2point079]

The Venus flytrap: Nah I’d win

[@divinestville865]

The longer it stays in the flytrap, the drunker it gets, the drunker it gets the heavier it will get. And so without moving it’s applying pressure to the trap creating “motion”

[@crosswire7777]

Growth while the spider was motionless allowed the trap to sense it

[@Nightling_Mega]

Fly trap:Catches spider without being triggered. Me:LOOK AT THAT BRILLIANT FORM,COMPLETE WITH ALL ITS MAJESTY! THIS IS.. AUTONOMOUS, ULTRA INSTINCT.

[@iz2904]

😂😂😂

[@Galaxy12368]

I never knew spiders could get drunk 💀

[@DrPlayer69]

It's not just spiders it also happens to bees, worms, ants, roaches etc. All bugs will get drunk from the plants necter the more they drink the more drunk they get to the point they just become too weak too fly away

[@The_Dis.]

​@@DrPlayer69spiders rlly can't consume it tho💀

[@DustinHawke]

All living things are made up of chemicals and if you introduce certain chemicals, it's going to affect them or intoxicate them.

[@randymarsh1852]

spiders could get a lot of things. they can even be stoned

[@ash_pee]

wait until you see "spiders on drugs"

[@Ben-xr3io]

The Venus flytrap can delay its response to the stimulus to ensure that the prey is firmly ensnared before it closes. This allows the plant to conserve its energy by not triggering the trap if the prey might escape.