Inside the stomach of a carnivorous plant

[@flukshun]

Slug: "thanks bro" *Crawls away*

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

Lol. You should 💯 watch my newest Short I just posted. Your comment is highly relevant.

[@girlk1598]

Stupid

[@ABCDuwachui]

@@carnivorousplantsjourney1940 kzbin.inforMb-RiDmCI4?si=B1RcEJjhdxWxwpiz

[@jacob-968]

This comment made me think it was alive

[@petersander5802]

Hey so can these plants survive until it become summer?@@carnivorousplantsjourney1940

[@brionfranks478]

Mucus in the snails/slugs slime protected it from the traps digestive acid like the mucus membrane lining your stomach protects you from your own stomach acid.

[@TheOne-EyedScitzopath]

cool

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

Ty for this insight

[@b.b.s7545]

No wonder throwing up is painful

[@williebrort]

Also snails/slugs membranes are really strong. Like extremely strong. Have you ever tried to crush a naked snails between your fingers? You can't...

[@noecastillo4589]

​@williebrort no that sounds gross af

[@dawgfansr7814]

KZbin algorithm: “he’ll watch anything at this point”

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

😂 couldn't have been that bad.

[@dawgfansr7814]

@@carnivorousplantsjourney1940 No it was actually good. I subscribed. I’ve just never watched anything like this so have no idea why the algorithm decided I needed to see it.

[@sable3659]

😂😂😂 Was thinking the same a couple of days ago. Random wrestling and crime docs came up. Did I watch them? Back into the wrestling like when I was 10yrs old and nicknamed Little Ms Undertaker ...I also read a lot of mystery crime novels. Now in my forties and wondering how KZbin knew to take me back there....Maybe we are living in a giant simulation...🤔...That's too much thinking for one day...off to take a well earned " in my forties nap' Getting off the couch is going to require a lot of energy so I might just have a crispy snack as well 🙂

[@orterves]

It's actually taken me some very careful fine tuning to get my algorithm to recommend this kind of content over the deluge of garbage on KZbin

[@FunkSoulBrother7]

@@carnivorousplantsjourney1940 Not bad but just very very random

[@Kyng_T]

Imagine someone cuts open ur stomach to see what your digesting food looks like 💀

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

A little different, considering it grows back.

[@lop90ful1]

thats kinda wild@@carnivorousplantsjourney1940

[@ginoaneumiller2733]

It's not the same thing with Venus fly traps. As long as you don't remove all of them lol

[@Just1Nora]

Plus, iirc each trap is single use.

[@TheDumbRatMan12]

Unit 731 type shit

[@Bigzthegreat]

When my mom says im a slow eater:

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

😂

[@user-lv2eu3ie6i]

venus fly trap eating a slug

[@jerk5959]

@@user-lv2eu3ie6i Are you implying you're thinking what I'm thing?

[@brendaburrow3745]

Don't choke

[@Norixciii]

The slug has very high special defense and hp. Naturally, the slug isn't going to be as decomposed vs smaller insects.

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

Makes sense.

[@thegodemperorofmankind2881]

It definitely rand assault vest and spec’ed it’s EVs and IVs well

[@Pokedad379]

It also seems to resist grass or poison attacks, and might even have a Covert Cloak on it

[@JohnDoe-no9oq]

Clearly, being a normal poison type, it resists grass type, DUH!

[@roddo1955]

Omg. So if you eat escargot....oh no way.

[@wills7817]

"Bro, I'm not a fly. I'm not a fly!"

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

😂😂

[@the_unassuming_foxxo610]

This needs more likes lol... I choked on my drink xd

[@MymyGaming23]

Bro thinks that slug is jelly💀

[@OneAndOnlyZekePolaris]

@@MymyGaming23 You saying jelly reminds me of when a flytrap had slme jelly beans.

[@user-bigrico]

It should be like this bro I'm not a fly. I'm not a fly!!!!!!!æææææææ

[@SP-io7lj]

*Plant:* Jesus Christ! I was taking my time, eating my food and here this guy just cuts me off! Foster parents SUCK! Take me back to the wild where I can be free!

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

The plant said all that huh 😂

[@denilla8034]

​@@carnivorousplantsjourney1940No wonder the plant complained that you never listen

[@Urdalymemes]

​@@denilla8034 no he saved the plant

[@racso415]

I don't even know how I ended up with these videos in my feed, but now I'm considering getting some fly traps 😂

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

I don't mean to be a bad influence......but..... GET SOME PLANTS A.S.A.P 😂

[@IceHarvest929]

Trader Joe's gets them once in a while

[@albandrejaj]

Lmfao. I just ordered mine. Hahaha

[@Adam-ub9nu]

Same.

[@Adam-ub9nu]

​@carnivorousplantsjourney1940 what species is that exactly?

[@Dgr__003]

So did we all just randomly start getting Venus fly trap videos in our feeds💀

[@baycraftkid2018]

Yep

[@erikios7292]

I liked when everyone suddenly got Rambo clips for Christmas

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@freezabeatzz9189]

yea

[@leonardmeiner9015]

​@@freezabeatzz9189no wonder with your profile picture

[@jennyancell84]

I have the worst luck keeping these plants alive, your plants on the other hand are just gorgeous! ❤

[@joshyoung1440]

I used to, too... I haven't had one in a while but I do garden now so maybe I should try again. I think it might have a lot to do with how they're put in tiny pots and never transplanted, and people tend to forget the "plant" part of them. That, and I think we all triggered some of the traps for fun, and that's terrible for them.

[@tiffanyrich1829]

My Mom and I literally could never get one to survive. Then someone we knew that's been where they grow naturally said they stay damp and very wet constantly. Lots of light too. And to take them out of their container but not the potted part. So, we've got water bowls they set in constantly and keeps them very moist. We've set them in our bathroom window that gets sun for most of the day and that room stays humid and warm constantly. It's never air cooled with AC ECT. We keep the leaves and traps that are turning brown after eating and start to die plucked out. These fly traps are thriving for months on end now, when used to they'd die in a month or so. Once the water starts to run low in the water dish the pot sits in refill and wala. Hope this helps you as much as it did us. ❤

[@AnthonyDoesYouTube]

Make sure you use ONLY distilled water since tap water or any other water for that matter contains minerals and particles which will dry and burn the entire plant down to the root and if you are replanting you must use special carnivorous plant soil

[@simoncabot1300]

I just noticed this guy has responded to the majority of the comments. Good on you dude👍

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

Ty 🙏 I try. Sometimes it takes me a bit. But I'm grateful for my followers and those that took the time to comment. Also I want to answer all the questions. Hopefully it gives people confidence to grow these absolutely amazing plants. Thank again for this comment!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🫡🫡

[@PatriciaAmado-yx7jx]

@@carnivorousplantsjourney1940you’re awesome x I just subbed!!!!

[@itzdcx7991]

Venus flytrap: HEY I WASN'T DONE EATING THAT😢😭

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

😂😂😂😂

[@zamarirayton6255]

😅 sorry buddy

[@zamarirayton6255]

😅

[@Sideshow42088]

It’s because of the slug defense mechanism.

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

😳

[@mherrmann81687]

Maybe the slime of the slug was nerfing the digestive enzymes to some degree?

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

Very possible.

[@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus]

Yes

[@papayer]

valve pls nerf slug slime

[@mherrmann81687]

@@papayer but will that reduce the efficiency of PowerSlugs, and we will need more to overclock each machine? I don't like the low output of Yellow PowerSlugs either but Purple are too rare to rely on them alone...

[@FrankyFixIt]

The reason it wasn't digested was because the slug has inhibitors in its slime to protect it from the digestive enzymes and the slime also forced alot of the fluid out of the trap causing it to burn itself. At least that's my theory 🤷‍♂️

[@grahambrown1980]

Best theory so far.☝🏻

[@jsprunger6246]

Maybe the mucus protects the slug similar to mucus inside the stomach. Just a theory

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

I think from the comments that your hypothesis is correct

[@Smilo16]

Underated channel subscibed

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Newholland1982]

Slugs are just snails that went through a divorce 😂

[@obzrvthegreat2309]

Imagine a giant man eating plant. That'll be so dope.

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

One day 🤞

[@RomanvonUngernSternbergnrmfvus]

Check out a movie called little shop of horrors

[@ferguson8143]

Feed me, Seymore

[@Disciple_Of_Lerxst]

A Broadway musical and a movie were made about that exact thing.

[@keithwoodcrest]

Italian plumbers would disagree

[@Tampabeyondrailfanproductions]

That was pretty gross but also it was cool a the same time😮

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

☯️

[@michaelmcfeely6588]

Just my bad luck and bad timing to just sit down for breakfast!

[@LuckyMaxBrick]

It’s very amazing that with time something like a slug can be melted if it stays in the plant’s trap for a long to

[@ShinYeg]

Slugs can secrete a protective coating over themselves though... Right? I could be wrong but thought I saw a slug do this to protect itself from ants. Not too durable, but it could probably be another explanation as to why it's taken longer than expected. Please though, if I'm mistaken then I would like to be corrected.

[@martinsimeonov1563]

Not only the slug mucus is protective but as being an animal that relies on mucus -like stuff, it might also have a different resistance to acids compared to insects

[@TMAN1372]

UV isn't required for plant growth, but they do respond slightly to different colors in different growth phases

[@chadmensa]

In the air(in a jar, for instance) a dead slug will decompose to mostly water in about a week.

[@whitemagedende3591]

No it has to do with the fact slugs and snails have mucas membranes covering their entire body. The digestive juices didnt even touch the slug. It just dissolved the mucas. It also leaked juices because of the mucas.

[@user-wq8ix8ts7r]

Менинг Огородимда керак экан, шилликкуртлардан халос булиш учун.ажойиб

[@H3gamer360]

Also, the slug is coated in a thick, protective mucus that had to be penetrated before it could be digested

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

Hmm. Interesting.

[@andreak.4375]

@@carnivorousplantsjourney1940 Interesting?? Are you on the spectrum?? Finish school!!

[@MikloelChivo0901]

Maybe the plant just wasn't finished. Digesting.

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

Very possible

[@user-ti6vd1vw3c]

That’s what most people are thinking but too traumatized to admit

[@joshyoung1440]

It's not maybe, that's literally what we're looking at; we're speculating WHY

[@joshyoung1440]

​@@user-ti6vd1vw3c what do you mean? What would traumatize people here?

[@WSKRBSCT]

I'm pretty sure the reason it wasn't as dissolved as you thought it would be is because of all of the mucus a slug produces.

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

I believe you are correct.

[@Eli-akad]

Because of artificial light. Idk why that made me laugh😂

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

The intensity..the spectrum..

[@R-C.]

When you're a plant and fall asleep first at the plant sleep over

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😂😂😂😂😂

[@tomlocmajian5558]

In soviet flytrap, slug digest you.

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

😂😂😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@mariacuevas8331]

The scream I scrumpt when you opened it 😢😢😢

[@drtracernum20]

The mucus layer on the slug probably also effected the digestion rate

[@bren8168]

Wouldn't it have opened on its own when it was done?

[@shellirk2819]

Not likely. That was a huge meal, and it was burning itself from the leaky juices.

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

Possibly not

[@joshyoung1440]

Even if it did, it would open AFTER IT'S DONE like you said, and the whole point was to see the process partway through... what is with these silly questions lol

[@bren8168]

@joshyoung1440 what you crying for?

[@whitebunnyfromfnafworld7268]

I wonder. Can a venus flytrap kill itself? 🤔

[@anxiety_is_imminent]

Yes, they can. Typically it's not on purpose but you never know.

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

No

[@joshyoung1440]

No. How would it? WHY would it? A few critters out there engage in suicidal behavior, usually for the sake of their offspring, but how would that happen here? Just wondering though, what made you think of that?

[@joshyoung1440]

​@@anxiety_is_imminent what on earth are you talking about?

[@MrSpacelyy]

I always sterilise my cutters when cutting plants. Boiling my lawnmower is a bit of a hassle.

[@BlaccBoii]

slug slime probably helped to create a more super tight seal never stood a chance

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

I've gotten this comment overwhelmingly. I never even pondered that as a possibility. But now looking at it, I think you are spot on!!

[@artforalex2085]

RIP Slug ✌️🕊️

[@killer8349]

birds of a feather flock together u slug...

[@evanbattleson6211]

Dude

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

🕊 🕊 🕊

[@fruitgum9619]

you know, I've been gardening for years with very great success. hardly ever have plants die. but, I never sanitized the scissors 😂 now I just feel dumb. I had a venus fly trap, and it died, but i think it was more due to the watering / sunlight aspect, or it not going dormant properly.

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

Definitely more likely to be one of those issues. It's not a guarantee you will give a plant a systemic issue. But it's wayy easier to prevent a problem, than it is to fix a problem.

[@orlandojohnson5742]

Poor fella! “Feed me Simore!”😅😂😅😂

[@davidsingh6944]

Nope It’s because the tissue of the slug is incredibly strong compared to an insect. Salt on the other hand destroys slug tissue

[@evlynealeshire5850]

Salt dehydrated slugs.

[@WAOOO_NELSON_CONTENTS]

😲😲😲

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

Right 🙃🙃🙃

[@deadringer-cultofdeathratt8813]

I’m not a botanist so excuse me if this is stupid, but I’m pretty sure it’s the slug’s mucus that kept it safe. That’s what lines our stomachs to keep the acids from burning us from the inside out so it makes sense that the trap would struggle to dissolve it if at all.

[@PocketBilliardsKBH]

Never in my life did I think I would see melted slug organs.

[@melanie83076]

Fun fact: you would think that they would be found in the rainforest or somewhere exotic, but in the wild, they are native only to North and South Carolina.

[@Goobywoobygoo]

Imagine eating a burger for some dude to snip it out of you.

[@bradleytenderholt5135]

Omg so freaking interesting never would have thought about that. Thank you for sharing!

[@soulsalign2997]

Little Shop of Horrors "Feed me Seymour"

[@rolandsolomon7728]

'Feed me, feed me. I'm hungry'.😂

[@RosalindadeDios509]

Slug: HELP!!! *3 weeks later* Slug: ughhh Him: don’t worry my guy! I’ll save you! Slug: thanks **crawls away like nothing happened**

[@omniXenderman]

I bet it's actually less digested than you thought because of the slugs mucus layer. Your own stomach would digest itself without a similar mucus layer.

[@user-dy7lc8ss7y]

i like that you take the time to respond to EVERY comment. you deserve more subs

[@shmosel_]

Every comment besides this one

[@viktorvondoom9119]

There are so many slugs here. With this digestion rate I need like 500 of those plants

[@alexmora8841]

Waiter- how would you like your steak cooked? Rare? Me- put it in a Venus flytrap for 3 weeks, artificial light not natural, easy on the digestive fluid and make it to go

[@DG77733]

I had one when I was younger and people kept telling me, if I couldn't find any flies to put in the plant, I could put a little piece of bologna in it. Well, I did and needless to say, the bologna ended killing the plant. 😞😢

[@Idk-992jd]

"MICHAEL DONT LEAVE ME ALONE MICHEALLLLLLLLLL!!!"

[@girijaghanta7130]

Very good explanation Raghothama Rao garu

[@blue-phoenix115]

This is *Fear Factor!* Today contestants will have to eat a 3 and a half week digested slug.

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

Your wild 😂😂😂

[@Srimpingr]

Plant: “Hmm delicious meal” (3 weeks later) Head Cut off

[@johnalexir7634]

Venus fly trap looks a lot different than he did when he was on WKRP in Cincinatti

[@123flowey_yt]

i tested this with acid before they make insta protective coating the slug only dies if there is too much acid compared to the mucus generation rate

[@ShivaSamsaraYTTV]

Well a slug has a different biology than other insects

[@Whatblock-cv5fo]

The fly trap: YOU DIDNT HAVE TO CUT ME OFF

[@mphosa995]

And here I thought such plants only exist in movies...🤦🤦🤦

[@joshyoung1440]

You... really didn't know about Venus's Flytraps? They're incredibly common, my family got one when I was 10 from I think a hardware/outdoor supply store and I did a report on them. You should also look up pitcher plants and the sundew, both also carnivorous plants. There are others, too.

[@nogunk147]

Slugs and Snails are actually pretty adept at surviving Flytraps. Their mucus acts as a protective layer just like how the mucus in our stomach lining protects our stomach from the digestive acid and can even allow them to escape between the teeth of the trap. Not the best specimen for this video 😁

[@DarqEagle56]

You are NEVER invited to dinner!! 😂😂😂😂

[@windtalker4191]

A piece of meat or another small animal would have been far more digested. The plant probably barely got any nutrients from the slug due to its mucus/slime protecting the body from the digestive juices.

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

I can't 100% say, but I do side with your hypothesis being most likely correct.

[@east-endjustice7883]

The way the slug either continued in or seemingly got slurped in like a noodle was crazy.

[@markanthonymanrilla]

I THOUGHT THAT FLYTRAP WAS AN ALIEN ANIMAL FROM THE THUMBNAIL 😭😭

[@eb8601]

As long as your artificial light is (uva/uvb) adequate for the plant, that shouldn’t be the issue. I think it’s more likely that the digestion was slowed down due to energy shifting towards new growth. That and you mentioned the digestive fluids leaking and burning the plant. Any cut, burn etc means the plant will also have to shift some of its energy to heal. Also mucous is a great defensive layer and slugs are lathered in it:)

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

Very logical. As this is an older vid now, under the same light intensity..the plant are very healthy.

[@stonedsasquatch]

It stopped consuming the slug when the acids leaking caused enough damage to signal the plant to shut down secretions. Artificial light doesnt cause incomplete digestion.

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

My assumption wasn't artificial light, but lack of intensity.

[@weedes0001]

Hey you found Joe Budden

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

Lol

[@ericdeplata7803]

The Slug wins! The plant trap loses! No one can stop super slug! 👍

[@williamjohnson6028]

Why tf did you just cut the head of that Venus fly trap like that? Just bc you CAN do something doesn’t always mean you should…

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

It's a leaf

[@RajaMeriam-lj2ox]

Slug: "thanks bro

[@taxonomaly]

shortly before my VFT went into dormancy for the winter this last year, i nipped and opened a trap that contained a lady beetle for about 4 or so weeks. i'm doubtful that artificial light was affecting your trap's digestion rate because mine's an outdoor and its digestion was about as slow, but harder-shelled beetles aren't recommended for carnivorous plants because of how tough the elytra can be to break down 😅 so maybe that's on me! nice video, i'm glad to see so many venus flytrap videos coming up and i hope yours is bringing you as much joy as mine is for me 🎉

[@kitma520]

Jesus Christ is the only way to everlasting life. He loves you, and He is with you no matter what. He will never abandon nor forsake you.

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

.

[@chrisalex82]

"Today were gonna open a special mystery box"

[@GKay_X]

"Burned the trap" My horror game ass: Burntrap fnaf

[@NattyIce553]

Not to be a stickler but unless your putting your scissors in an oven and sterilizing it like surgery equipment is sterilized the scissors are not sterilized, just aseptic or disinfected

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

Hmmm. That is interesting. Ty for the insight. 🙏🙏 p.s. ...I don't think it's being a stickler, simply stating a fact, and not just an opinion!!

[@ami2squ561]

You just cut off part of the plant its food supply for observation 👀

[@shukfahid]

No. It’s because slugs secrete a mucus polymer layer that can’t be digested by almost anything. A dry slug salted should digest completely.

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

Mmmm interesting

[@jonbravo8610]

If you're saying the reason why your plant is a consuming as much as you think it should be consuming is because of artificial light then get a more powerful light but I'm pretty sure that's not the reason why

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

It's tricky. You have to coincider spectrum.

[@johnbolton292]

Very cool video. In case you've forgotten, God loves you. Jesus loves you. On your journey beware of traps and snares. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Don't become lost in the ways of the world.

[@funfan515]

Wouldn’t you want to wear a glove for this curious experiment? There are interesting fluids inside. Your fingers can be poked/ cut open during the process and weird bacteria can get into your open wound, and most of the time, this baby eats and digest pretty interesting insects 🐞 🐜 🕷️ 🦗🦟🪳🪲🪰… 🤮 Hardly any of them sterilized, especially not after being in “ flower- stomach “ liquid…🧐

[@ferryperry7840]

_You Know What They Say…_ *"DON'T ACT LIKE A SLU*"*

[@Sandman42008]

That would be one of the worst ways to die doesn’t matter if you’re an animal, or you’re a human that would be one of the worst ways to die

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

Way worse ways

[@amirharithbinhairuzzamilmoe]

Bro did the equivalent of giving a prisoner his last meal. 💀

[@BlueeShark-en9xp]

The slug literally said: If I die you come with me

[@HawkOfLight1]

It's called "enjoying the food". I don't know anything about that because I inhale whatever I eat. But, rumors say the slower you eat and digest the food, the better the distribution of nutrients.

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

Hmm. Makes sense.

[@1701basil]

Why does this remind me of the "sarlac pit" in "return of the jedi"

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

The slug 😂

[@coolraul07]

"HEY-YYYYYYY! I was saving that for later!"

[@shanedaniel8954]

If anything, it looks like the flytrap was preserving the slug lol

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

Mummy slug 😂

[@lottatore]

"Bro let me finish my food?"

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

I would be upset too lol

[@Leslieangel45]

I need to buy some Venus fly traps for every room in my house...too many mosquitoes up in here.

[@Tooill4daIRS]

Looks like a giant tardigrade in a slug suit

[@carnivorousplantsjourney1940]

😂😂

[@pnghumor]

..oh, that's vore. that's vore of my comfort character.