Venus Flytrap Eats Wasps || ViralHog

Occurred on September 2020 / Germany
During the summer months of the last few years I have been observing, photographing and filming social wasps in my garden in Dohr (located in the Eifel region) in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. As a nature photographer and filmmaker, these insects are very productive for me. I observed and arranged numerous hours until the animals got used to me (and I got used to them) and then I managed to take extraordinary pictures.
There is a flower bed in my garden with carnivorous plants. I noticed several times that the Venus flytraps had also caught wasps. Venus flytraps are extraordinary plants whose trap-leaves (which are strongly red when exposed to sunlight) with the red color and the liquid excreted by nectarines attract prey. There are feeler bristles on the inside of the leaf. If one or more potential prey is touched twice within 20 seconds, the leaf collapses suddenly with a release speed of up to 100 milliseconds. With a speed of 6-20 cm / second, this is one of the fastest movements in the plant kingdom. The prey is caught and digested, leaving behind the indigestible chitin shell after a few days.
I really wanted to film this and I experimented for a long time until I got these extraordinary shots. I actually wanted to take slow-motion pictures, but that was the wrong way to go. Because it is precisely the quick closing of the catching leaves of the Venus flytrap that is so impressive. Many people who are often bothered by wasps or, if they are allergic, also feel threatened, feel satisfaction and strong sympathy for the Venus flytrap when they watch these scenes.
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[@platinumtaterbug]

Can’t help but admit I was rooting for the Venus fly traps the entire time.

[@TheDreemurr2006]

Same!

[@TheoandAugust]

I was like ‘get his ass!’ the whole time

[@GiarcraiGO]

I was getting irritated how long it took to see the first one get trapped. It felt so good to see it, but then to see another escape was disheartening. I'm glad it showed more than one getting caught to suffer being digested alive.

[@oracle__21]

Same😂...man's gat to eat😂

[@88amona]

👍

[@HyperfixationWizard]

As someone who was stung by an entire hive of wasps as a kid, seeing that last wasp and knowing it's going to be *dissolved* in *half* gives me a wicked kind of satisfaction.

[@t.vampiro4800]

Woah that had to hurt. I was stung in the palm once and i thought that was bad. I can't imagine that pain.

[@thecyberpixel]

My foot got stung by ants but that sounds that it was more painful than afton getting springlocmed dang

[@justinjames965]

Same vibes.

[@amyjo18]

That's awful.....I feel for you!! I used to have a phobia of anything that stings because a wasp flew down my shirt when I was little (like 4 or 5) and stung me several times. 😱

[@martinclaudon943]

I got stung in my mouth and my cheek started swelling. I was, for several years, deeply afraid of wasps. You surely understand why...

[@LMakaCobra]

Honestly I was annoyed at how long it took for a wasp to get caught. But wow, these plants are amazing

[@victuz]

Yeah when you are immobile you need all the patience you can get.

[@user-cg3wr9by1b]

-- Почему у осы такой непредсказуемый полёт? -- А потому что у неё шило в заднице! 😊

[@Prozac362]

2 minutes before something happened LoL

[@jacobshirley3457]

I like it since it shows they're not super-effective.

[@leom5671]

Ikr, I was beginning to think this was a troll video

[@MountainMan.]

Very satisfying to know once a wasp gets trapped, they're in there stinging the plant over and over but it doesn't bother it one bit. Love it, love it.

[@Sueberry20101]

I'm a bit scared of both bees and wasps, but I find that I feel sad when a bee dies and pretty much nothing when a wasp dies.

[@alexjohnson3926]

Maybe because bees make honey, are hardworking pollinators with hard-core work ethics and are gentle to everyone unless they feel threatened. Wasps are just giant jerks who will sting anything as soon as look at it and they don't contribute to the lives of other species as much. They're just bullies.

[@alexjohnson3926]

Even here in this video, I feel like the wasps are laughing at the Venus fly trap like "haha, can't catch us! Whatcha gon do, plant?" And the Venus fly trap is going "oh, just wait." This was karma.

[@ISAFSoldier]

Difference is Bees aren't assholes

[@galacticp1]

Bees and ants: We serve the queen and we will do anything to protect her Wasp: Haha I sting anything

[@badasstoad9419]

@@galacticp1 I feel like Wasps are the reincarnation of toxic, unhealthy, bad humans. And Bees are the reincarnation of good ones. At least in the Human realm, no one likes Wasps like how they don’t like toxic humans. And we’ll burn entire hives of them. Like we all wished we could do to *those* humans. Lol

[@F1ll1nTh3Blanks]

Normally I feel a little bit of remorse for bugs that get nicked but after the trauma I ended up with being stung by wasps. It's hard man.

[@ShacolateClown]

when i was a around 7 years i went to a ditch with 2 family members jumping to the other side everytime 1 of them hit a wasp nest instead of going for him i was the target xD fking hate them all. was afraid of bee too but that is not so bad anymore

[@itsmelc]

The amount if pain after the stung

[@Chaggy1978]

Spot on...Agreed.

[@creoleDJ]

….says no one who’s been stung by a wasp!

[@TurboKeyz]

There's a German bedtime story of a boy who kept bees as pets and one day, he dropped the Homey comb and was stung to death. Goodnight

[@samday6621]

Clearly we need to work on hybridising these plants. Their patience - outstanding Their success rate - appalling.

[@alrivers2297]

Well, they are called venus fly traps, not venus wasp traps

[@pineapplezara]

@@ts757arse. thats ridiculous lol

[@PereMarquette1223]

Wasps are also pretty big and strong for what they are versus these plants. A smaller and weaker bug such as a fly stands no chance

[@PereMarquette1223]

@@ts757arse uh no… I’m just stating facts

[@PereMarquette1223]

@@ts757arse just like you are a waste of everyone’s time on this thread

[@jasonea95]

Anyone else here rooting for the venus fly trap? Wasps are right up there with mosquitoes as the most hated insects imo.

[@bratzboyz]

Yep, same, I hate wasps! 🥳🎉

[@jasminelane79]

Yes! And Flies

[@admortor]

More than roaches? Really?

[@Clooger-]

​@@admortorRoaches are just nasty and harmless for the most part, Wasps go out of their way to be an ass and sting tf out of you.

[@user-ln2yx7pz4d]

@@Clooger- тараканы переносят смертельно опасные болезни

[@julianneedsblood7091]

Beautiful. They know what is happening and try to avoid getting caught but sometimes there is too much gold they can't help themselves.

[@codywarhawk7099]

Because they're selfish creatures.

[@julianneedsblood7091]

@@codywarhawk7099 lol

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Fiends 😂

[@julianneedsblood7091]

@@MrTheHillfolk symbiotic

[@Fck_the_atf]

Which is why gluttony is a sin.

[@radiantcharisma]

2:09 Gotta respect the save right there!

[@treefrog1018]

"Don't even think about it!" 3 seconds later "Pretty!" Plant: *nom*

[@Ezekial2517]

@@treefrog1018other wasp comes back: You fuckin idiot! I told you! I know! I should’ve listened! Get me outta here! I… I can’t! I’m sorry man, you’re fucked! I’m sorry! AHHHHH!!!!!

[@AbrahamVelez-gv4op]

I'm pretty sure it was defending a food resource. Wasps don't have the cognitive ability to defend each other in such a way or even *know* the dangers of the venus fly trap. They do however respond instinctively to external stimuli and it's likely that the wasps jumping on and off the plant is due to instinct. In this situation though the wasp is definitely just attacking the other as asshole wasps do.

[@Emanuele_Polisena]

"NO MICHAEL! IT'S A TRAP!!!"

[@JuanGabrielMorenoRosado]

They're wasps, they're assholes, it's not a save but more of a "GTFO this nectar is mine!"

[@Agui007]

I was amazed how many wasps escaped the traps as the traps close pretty fast!

[@Kirby-vd7hw]

Not really.

[@davidgraham3102]

My stomach is marlon smell memory of fear

[@glennbrymer4065]

As a west Texas boy growing up in the 1950s, I learned about wasp early! I was rooting for the plants. I just went to a show here in Old Town Spring Texas that was put on by the local fly trap plant people. Some of them are very big and beautiful.

[@highdownmartin]

What about the plants?

[@mauriziodagostino4339]

Ok BOOMER

[@victuz]

​@@highdownmartinI don't think these plants are able to live this many decades, do they?

[@unsophisticatedmeatloaf]

​@@mauriziodagostino4339that meme is dead lol

[@m3tr0id86]

Oh wow, I didn't think I would see someone that knows Old Town Spring here! Small world! Not as small as the ones these wasps get caught in, he he he.

[@imaspecofdust3913]

As a headphone user, the buzzing makes me feel very uncomfortable

[@mariolisa2832]

Me too

[@ml8751]

Yuck I couldn’t imagine

[@chrisbrown9071]

Wow I read your comment just a split second after I was thinking the exact same thing! …my guess is that u have been stung before. Perhaps far too many times…I know I have😂

[@charlesfreeman1224]

Mute.

[@planeetgeklungel5884]

Sounds just like a F1 track!!! But that's even worser in decibels of course!!

[@squaddegenerate5000]

2:30 is when something actually gets caught

[@awesomeyou6815]

Thank you🤩

[@iceswallow7717]

2:09: Wasp1: Im going in! Wasp2: No Jimmy, Dont Do It!

[@buckbuchanan4902]

@@iceswallow7717 He tackled him out of the way...that's a good friend!

[@varoonnone7159]

​@@buckbuchanan4902 He wanted to have sex with his mate

[@user-wc6su7lw2q]

2:30 Michael don't leave me here. Michael, MICHAEL help me!

[@louf7178]

I appreciate the misses. It suggests how difficult a catch must be.

[@GamingWithRicky_Roblox]

2:50 respect that wasp for trying to help the other wasp

[@AbrahamVelez-gv4op]

I'm pretty sure it was defending a food resource. Wasps don't have the cognitive ability to defend each other in such a way or even *know* the dangers of the venus fly trap. They do however respond instinctively to external stimuli and it's likely that the wasps jumping on and off the plant is due to instinct. In this situation though the wasp is definitely just attacking the other as asshole wasps do. This is more obviously shown at 2:09 and it seems like the same wasp has a vendetta lol.

[@AbrahamVelez-gv4op]

Also, now looking back at it I tried my best to remember their patterns and it seems like the asshole wasp was the one that got caught. Guess the other one backed off. Satisfying wasp karma.

[@infantrycaptain9224]

I thought that too.

[@junebug8393]

​@@AbrahamVelez-gv4opso your tellin me, my guy saw another wasp get trapped by the plant and his reaction would be "that little bitch stole the food" damn

[@AbrahamVelez-gv4op]

@@junebug8393 Pretty much, it might understand that the wasp caught is under distress but before that they were fighting for a meal lol

[@v3n0m_dx]

Let's be honest. We searched for that

[@ducc9281]

😎

[@michaelking355]

@@ducc9281 pppppa

[@alyrix381]

And I'm proud of that

[@awesomeyou6815]

Yep

[@mariolisa2832]

Nope yt algorithm but I was interested

[@FatYoshi504]

let's be honest if anyone feels bad for the wasps i think they need help

[@Isa-sb9jn]

No The idea of them getting vacuum packed and digested alive is quite amusing

[@ISAFSoldier]

​@@Isa-sb9jn daaayyyuummm

[@josemartinez-gt7pi]

Shut up Roblox man

[@IRavxen_Icy]

With homework

[@thisone1e0]

No I literally just searched wasps and hornets suffering

[@malcolmjcullen]

It's amazingly cool how the fly traps have developed two sensor hairs in the middle of each leaf. Both sensors need to be touched to activate the trap, cutting down on the number of missed attempts when the wasp is only half in.

[@KarX211]

Imagine the disappointment the plants must feel when the bug flies away the moment it closes it's trap. Equivalent to humans it's like a bowl of food flying away right in front of us

[@Mcperson823]

Hate it when that happens

[@shanemichaud3011]

It's actually so much worse due to the amount of energy the plant needs to use to close. Imagine chasing that bowl of food for hours getting your hands on it and then it flying away :/

[@user-pk1nh9hh6l]

Plants don't feel anything.

[@Blueoceandog]

Me whenever I swat at a mosquito and it flies away. Just not fast enough...

[@sarban1653]

They act unconsciously. They don't feel happy, sad, disappointed, etc. Like your blood doesn't "feel" disappointed when you get poisoned. It's bad for your blood, but it doesn't have feelings. Same goes for plants.

[@un1t453]

These are one of the few things I’m ecstatic to see eaten

[@nicklekan5644]

Right? Especially when they ruin your 4th of July BBQ

[@iceswallow7717]

the wasp that got caught: notice it had less yellow on it

[@alexcarson6613]

Un1t453- curious… what are the other things you like see eaten 😂

[@shaynemhopkins]

I hate when they ruin Fourth of July bbqs almost as much as I hate vagens and always will.

[@SamsarasArt]

The wasps were acting like they're on an episode of Jackass. "Hi I'm Johnny Waspville and this is the Venus flytrap!"

[@davehconner]

The only thing that could make this video better would be a time-lapse progression of the yellowjacket being digested by the venus fly trap.

[@Drakee99]

Yellowjacket: I’m invincible, I can bite and sting! Plant: Yeah, so? And that stinger at 3:32 🤣

[@mtrspotter8234]

A wasp trying to escape

[@Vaguer_Weevil]

They don't hesitate do they, don't even know what's happening but they just go stinging wildly anyway

[@Drakee99]

@@Vaguer_Weevil Don’t think the plant was phased one bit. Serves the Yellowjacket right, those things are pure evil!

[@cicadaandwaspenthusiast]

They can still chew their way out.

[@bennickss]

Wasp: lands on plant Plant: In case you haven’t noticed, you’ve fallen right into my trap

[@rhinonanmune8791]

But you can't trap justice... it's an idea, a belief!

[@victuz]

​@@rhinonanmune8791 According to people here, the Venus Fly is justice.

[@rhinonanmune8791]

@@victuz -_- But even the most heartfelt belief can be corroded over time...

[@brentmartin8695]

​@rhinonanmune8791 well I think your warranty is about to expire

[@rhinonanmune8791]

@@brentmartin8695 Maybe I got an extended warranty!

[@youtubesurfer134]

As someone who finds things like wasp To be unnerving, I find this video utterly satisfying.

[@mentalward718]

I like how they were basically fighting over who gets to die in the trap

[@austinj3881]

Somebody should live stream this 24/7, I would watch when I had some free time and nothing else to do.

[@blackfalcon1610]

Lmao

[@vaiav19]

Just buy one of these plants and feed it bugs

[@jaymack8182]

Like when I'm a t work

[@michaelpalm6925]

It is so impressive that a plant can react so fast.

[@elebeu]

You know those wasps are used to being able to sting their way out of these situations, not this time my friends. I especially liked the choke hold on the one at the end.

[@cicadaandwaspenthusiast]

None of the wasps actually died. They all just end up chewing their way out.

[@Brabbel93]

Just confused why we don't see the stinger in the end

[@leegalen8383]

Back in the 60s, you could get tiny Venus fly trap plants in the grocery store as a novelty. Mom used to get us kids one now and then to play with. Always amazing!

[@RueRyuzaki6]

The walmart I work at still sells some in the garden center

[@eonbree8593]

they still sell em today

[@NuclearNuke41]

And they sell them in those death cubes. People wonder why there plant never survives for more than 3 months.

[@Tommy_Two_Two]

They sell them at Home Depot

[@hanajak]

It's like the wasps were playing. Nice seeing them get what they deserve 😊

[@galacticdivinity]

Why do they deserve it?

[@sully3724]

​@@galacticdivinitytheir invasive species

[@galacticdivinity]

@@sully3724 About *every* species is invasive.

[@cicadaandwaspenthusiast]

Why do they deserve this?

[@galacticdivinity]

@@cicadaandwaspenthusiast They don’t, my friend.

[@matthewcipollastudios]

Wasp in the flytraps’ grasp.

[@elizabethholmes4933]

Yup 😏✌👍

[@geiryvindeskeland7208]

Finally a clever guy who are able to give us a video without the annoying music. The natural sounds are the best music in videos like this one.

[@Dak1153]

When you pause the video and the wasps don't stop flying

[@FirewallMightyHero]

That last wasp tried using its sting. After all, this is a weapon that terrifies even the world's most advanced species... Plant: I do not recognize the concept of pain.

[@cicadaandwaspenthusiast]

The wasp could still chew its way out.

[@georgestanko2523]

Wasps...right up there with ticks and mosquitos.

[@darnellm743]

Why is this so satisfying when the wasp gets caught in the fly trap.

[@scoldingmeeself2016]

I'm definitely a fan... Favorite plant vs. worst pest that I also have a fear of... Hooray for carnivorous plants😊

[@yourfriend56]

I love Venus fly traps, but what a brutal fate for the wasp. Imagine being trapped in a small space like that, and not being able to get out 😬

[@twoeightythreez]

And then being digested

[@CAMarg-zs1xq]

Meh knowing what they do to bees and how they attack people..nah

[@Trist805]

@@CAMarg-zs1xq fair enough lol

[@spacenaves]

Well deserved imho

[@Brabbel93]

Have you seen NOPE?😅

[@Jay1830]

the fun part is the 1st wasp could easily cut off the trap's teeth to free itself

[@kunphorm8777]

does the wasp have a bowie knife?

[@Jay1830]

@@kunphorm8777 more like a pair of scisors/pliers in front of its mouth. they can literally cut chunks of meat and fly away, so a couple milimeters of lettuce... :D

[@RennieAsh]

3:31 when your double kill is taken away from you

[@bobby1970]

It doesn't look like it's doing much to get free. I think that wasp is doomed.

[@kylecrane4376]

@@bobby1970 It could very easily bite away the lashes on the end of the leaf for a few minutes. Eventually the jaws will press to tightly for it to move much at all. Still assume the mandibals could do some damage. I know some bugs were too much for the leaves and they would not make it through the whole process.

[@katynewt]

3:40 Almost got a 2 for 1 deal. Seriously, they (plants) need to be a lot faster to catch anything.

[@rachelklueck9264]

I think I like how Venus flytraps save us from getting stung.

[@ossian108]

You're getting stung because you mess with them. Leave them alone and you'll be fine.

[@Lratiobozo]

​@@ossian108then why won't the wasp leave ME alone

[@ossian108]

@@Lratiobozo It depends. Are you close to his hive?

[@Lratiobozo]

@@ossian108 not sure, I was just walking and he came out of nowhere following me

[@ossian108]

@@Lratiobozo Maybe he (or she) wanted to say hi? Or tell you a wasp joke?

[@Fate5591]

2:09 : thats a true Friendship

[@bluesteeltraining]

I really applaud the patience of the filmmaker! That had to be frustrating as hell, waiting for that shot! Great job, and very entertaining as I hate hornets!

[@lyricmammal3724]

I love Venus Fly Traps, they're the only plants I'd consider a pet

[@ericsperry2481]

Venus Fly Trap: "Damn! This fly has some kick to it!"

[@Fudge_Fantasy]

Strong enough for a wasp. Made for a fly.

[@haydendraycott7897]

The way the one at the end almost got a two for one!

[@JoeKnowsWorst]

these plants are absolutely fascinating!

[@mysticwolf75]

These must be either larger Venus Flytraps or smaller wasps. The Venus Flytraps I used to have would have been too small to contain a wasp. I usually fed them flies or ants.

[@robertwilliamson922]

Order the jumbo Venus fly traps. Just don’t get your finger caught in one.

[@cicadaandwaspenthusiast]

Smaller wasps.

[@sstaners1234]

I’m actually rooting for the fly trap and cheering when it catches one.

[@jojostoenail2162]

2:10 saved or attacked?

[@crowMk]

saved

[@RennieAsh]

3:31 when your double kill is taken away from you

[@llamathecooldude691]

🤣

[@R08Tam]

One of the best things I've seen for a while

[@johnjohnson8669]

These plants are doing God's work Fun fact: when an insect triggers one of the hairs and it starts to close, If it escapes or was never actually grabbed then it doesn't feel it anymore it'll open back up and a couple of minutes to an hour I think. It's only if it continues to feel it that it seals up and starts to digest.

[@cobaltcorsair592]

Which means that if you have a pet one of these and you need to feed it dead food for whatever reason, after triggering the trap you essentially need to massage the outside of the trap otherwise the plant won't know that dinner is there

[@abgmurrell4074]

2:10 lol one guys like "get the hell away from that man" and then they just knock him off

[@zakeryhewlitt7590]

What man?

[@abgmurrell4074]

@@zakeryhewlitt7590 Oh, it was meant to have a comma between 'that' and 'man', in this context man means like 'dude', or 'bro', just a casual noun used to address a person without their name. Sorry for the confusion

[@jamukas1]

I was outside watching this with earphones, and I had to check whether there were any actual wasps buzzing around my head. 😂😅😝

[@jagramger]

I was curious, and yeah wasps are worse...but I happened to also see a video on the differences between bees and wasps. Wasps get aggressive and don't make honey, yeah...but they do help out by hunting down certain bugs that are pests. Small consolation I guess, and yes this was still cool to watch.

[@Masterchief68]

Surprised that the wasps that got caught didn’t use their jaws to chew the little fingers(?) off the plants to escape!

[@C0ZMIK5K1TTL35]

Me to the wasps getting eaten: Cope! Seethe! and Mald! You abominations.

[@Fizzymilkshakee]

My strangest experience was meeting a nice wasp, she was mostly black with yellow wings, antenna, and arms, she was on a wall surrounded by a bunch of school kids that were all bugging her, like pushing her with a pencil and blowing on her, but she did nothing, she calmly stood there, walking around on the wall. Sometimes I see wasps like that on my window, and I like to imagine that she's visiting me to thank me for not bugging her like the other kids.

[@cicadaandwaspenthusiast]

She was probably dying. Most normal wasps would’ve flown away.

[@Mike-01234]

Amazing how strong the plant is the wasp's mandibles are not strong enough to cut their way out.

[@cicadaandwaspenthusiast]

The wasps can absolutely cut their way out. It just takes a little while.

[@southtoe3607]

One of the many reasons to be proud to be from the Carolinas. This crown jewel of a native plant that no other state can claim. I love to see yellowjackets get eaten lol

[@ryanohara476]

I hate wasps! I live in the UK and was badly stung by one when I was 5, and suffered Anaphylaxis. So Ahh this is so satisfying to watch! 😍😁 haha payback time! 😁🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@brickandmortar7]

lol

[@pavloszimbrakos4410]

2:16 fighting over who gets to die first yikes 😱

[@NeuralNetworkChannel]

2:40 it feels like the second wasp is trying to help a trapped brother

[@miguelmont.1111]

Wasp buddy when his friend was trapped he went like "damn thats wild lol bye"

[@Spunro]

my flytrap ate loads of these last summer lol

[@simonflores1047]

It’s like a tiny cage! But imagine having half your body get stuck outside the cage while it’s closed😊

[@alkh3myst]

And plant digestive juices begin dissolving your head.

[@unsophisticatedmeatloaf]

​@@alkh3myst😊 yay

[@N0AHOfficial]

@@alkh3mystyum yum 😊

[@davidf6326]

As a keen macro photographer, I have to ask - how are you achieving the depth of field in this video?

[@robinmacdougall1034]

Yeah It looks like a computer generated video for sure.

[@rajthakkar5911]

Not sure how this ended up on my feed but it was mildly satisfying to watch..

[@Wolf_3125]

Venus flytraps doing the Lord's work!!!

[@thekraken8082]

Venus flytraps are fascinating in a weird way

[@TurtleManOfficial]

Plants are undeniably the most intelligent creatures. They literally play, deceive and use to their interest any animal on earth.

[@Burger385]

Man left his friend behind 😢 3:34

[@awf6554]

Show a sped up video of them being digested. THAT would be satisfying.

[@pauljensen5699]

Wasn't searching, but left satisfied.

[@bratzboyz]

I love happy endings!!!! 🥰😍🤩😘🥳

[@ralphire77]

Bro. That buzzing at 2:20. I duck and covered and looked around my head 😂

[@fronzelneekburm4552]

3:21 OH YOU THINK YOU BAD HUH

[@test8959]

Wasps are a pain in the arse.they never leave you alone.

[@1984Phalanx]

Here we call wasps "A-holes with wings."

[@thclemm]

Honestly curious how did these plants become what they are like how did they evolve from normal plants to these plants

[@RodrigoSantos7]

How beautiful nature is.

[@tcollins7081]

The venus flytraps are doing us a favor 👍😂

[@cicadaandwaspenthusiast]

I don’t really care if you’re sad about his, but none of the wasps died. Wasps are extremely good at chewing things, so all the wasps that got caught most likely just chewed their way out before the Venus flytrap could actually digest them. You’re welcome for this.

[@hughw2377]

All gardens should have these plants😀

[@thatrabidpotato8800]

They’re extremely hard to take care of and very very picky about soil conditions

[@AmaanStorm]

2:26, 3:19, 3:32 is what you came to see.

[@Nombirisan]

助けようとしている所に、蜂の賢さを感じる

[@frederickhaaken456]

I bet that sweet nectar was just too good to be true. Nature is so crafty.

[@rondevous5685]

It's odd. I'd think with the powerful mandibles they have an insect like that would be able to chew their way out.

[@derstapel9782]

I think so to but maye they are not smart enough

[@JetFalcon710]

I imagine Venus flytraps are pretty tough and difficult for an insect to chew through

[@murphychurch8251]

They are able to chew wood, which I often see them do (they build their nests from chewed wood). So I thought the same, why don't they chew their way out? Maybe panic prevents them from doing anything useful to get out. 🤔

[@neilrobinson8906]

1) Maybe they do chew eventually their way out 2) Maybe their instinct is to use their sting, which is a much better weapon against a large animal - although I’m guessing a plant is completely immune

[@user-pd9hy6ze3x]

Я думал, что Венерина мухоловка слишком мало мощное для захвата и удержания осы.

[@juliacarpmail1947]

I'm absolutely terrified of wasps so this makes me feel better 😅

[@denisgauthier9191]

I thought Venus flytraps prey on flies not wasps

[@SuperCosty2010]

The plant actually begins to eat a wasp from approx. 2:25. Until then it's "the plant doesn't eat wasps"

[@cannedcan9788]

Wasps deserve to empathy, they attack you for no reason so don't feel bad.

[@BenDover-lg4wv]

Facts

[@danielledewitt1]

Agree. A few years back at a farm I visit I was stroking the donkeys and talking to a staff member, I was with a friend and none of us heard or saw a wasp anywhere nearby, I felt one though right in my leg it stung me. I called to the wasp oi that was an unprovoked attack. Just got a venus flytrap today. It’s just a tiny little baby runt now but it’ll grow. One trap is already shut. So obviously it’s had a meal already.

[@iceswallow7717]

@@danielledewitt1 be careful with those venus fly traps though. I fell asleep once and my hand landed on one of those. needless to say, the neighbors normw refer to me as Vader

[@danielledewitt1]

@@iceswallow7717 No danger of that with me.

[@cheebone3152]

I HATE Yellowjackets. I was stung by 4 at the same time on the top of my hand. I kept smacking the heck out of them and they would not die nor stop stinging me. I have a huge pain threshold because of things in my past. This was the worst and happend 22yrs ago and remember like yesterday. My wife ended up hitting my hand idk at least 50 times to kill them. Then it swelled up beyond belief and a trip to the ER. They are evil beings from HELL!

[@legrandliseurtri7495]

I mean, if I was a wasp and a giant being tried to crush me to death, I'd probably use my stinger too.

[@jjj13031984]

No, I was rooting for the wasps to eascape throughout. Shows what kind of man I am.

[@Miumiu0404]

Getting slowly digested to death is one of the worst ways to die.

[@Myrtuscommunis]

Stunning pictures! 👍