A caterpillar accidentally fell onto a sundew plant and got stuck to its sticky hairs, but after struggling, it escaped. A fruit fly wasn’t so lucky—it was trapped and digested. Sundews use sticky polysaccharide mucus on their hairs to capture insects, then curl their leaves to digest them. Tougher creatures like caterpillars or springtails can sometimes break free. In contrast, Venus flytraps catch prey by snapping shut rapidly. Their success rate is lower, but the trap is strong enough to hold

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