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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2023 16:08:31 GMT
I have often wondered what would happen in this life and death contest. A Venus Flytrap has this sweet nectar that is irresistible to insects, and even small birds. The unsuspecting prey lands and enjoys the nectar, then after it's had it's fill all hell breaks loose.
The prey can't lift off due to the powerful natural adhesive. The more it struggles, the more entrenched it gets. The flytrap waits until the prey is exhausted, then slowly closes and holds the prey until it is consumed, after which time it reopens. What a horrible way to go!
But what about the powerful dragonfly? This predator has 4 huge wings that give it enormous liftoff, not to mention astounding aerobatics in the air. Would it be able to escape? Or would it fall victim to the flytrap as all else do?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2023 16:29:53 GMT
Even if it could escape the jaws, the dragonfly simply lacks the intelligence required to be able to destroy the venus flytrap. Most likely it wouldn't even realised what was attacking it, and then might return back to the mouth of the plant and be killed.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2023 16:41:48 GMT
Even if it could escape the jaws, the dragonfly simply lacks the intelligence required to be able to destroy the venus flytrap. Most likely it wouldn't even realised what was attacking it, and then might return back to the mouth of the plant and be killed. Does it lack intelligence? Absolutely yes, but survival instinct would kick in. Have you ever seen a dragonfly in action? It will catch a moth or whatever on the fly, and with one chomp decapitate the head. It could surely do some serious damage to the flytrap. |
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Post by oldgreengrolar on Feb 1, 2023 19:30:48 GMT
Another mismatch. Venus flytrap wins.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2023 20:32:07 GMT
Another mismatch. Venus flytrap wins. I agree, even with the four wings and the powerful liftoff that the dragonfly possesses. The flytrap's adhesive is so powerful that if the dragonfly were to attempt to lift off it would tear it's legs right out of the sockets. The immense pain would cause the dragonfly to desist, and it would then just have to wait until the inevitable slow death by ingestion/suffocation. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2023 20:32:17 GMT
Even if it could escape the jaws, the dragonfly simply lacks the intelligence required to be able to destroy the venus flytrap. Most likely it wouldn't even realised what was attacking it, and then might return back to the mouth of the plant and be killed. Does it lack intelligence? Absolutely yes, but survival instinct would kick in. Have you ever seen a dragonfly in action? It will catch a moth or whatever on the fly, and with one chomp decapitate the head. It could surely do some serious damage to the flytrap. They seem completely harmless, though yeah they may be beyond a venus fly trap. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2023 20:34:45 GMT
Does it lack intelligence? Absolutely yes, but survival instinct would kick in. Have you ever seen a dragonfly in action? It will catch a moth or whatever on the fly, and with one chomp decapitate the head. It could surely do some serious damage to the flytrap. They seem completely harmless, though yeah they may be beyond a venus fly trap. They can't even be compared really. Don't know how this match-up is supposed to work. The dragonfly would just enter the venus flytrap's mouth and get eaten, and if it somehow escapes it'll just go back into the mouth or fly away. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2023 20:35:00 GMT
Does it lack intelligence? Absolutely yes, but survival instinct would kick in. Have you ever seen a dragonfly in action? It will catch a moth or whatever on the fly, and with one chomp decapitate the head. It could surely do some serious damage to the flytrap. They seem completely harmless, though yeah they may be beyond a venus fly trap. Have you ever fed one raw hamburger? The flytrap will soon close, and when it opens the next day the hamburger is gone. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2023 20:36:31 GMT
They seem completely harmless, though yeah they may be beyond a venus fly trap. Have you ever fed one raw hamburger? The flytrap will soon close, and when it opens the next day the hamburger is gone. I have a flytrap making kit, 2 of them actually, and I never got to setting them up because I have to refrigerate the seeds for 2 weeks and I think that's all BS for a damn fly trap. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2023 20:38:44 GMT
Have you ever fed one raw hamburger? The flytrap will soon close, and when it opens the next day the hamburger is gone. I have a flytrap making kit, 2 of them actually, and I never got to setting them up because I have to refrigerate the seeds for 2 weeks and I think that's all BS for a damn fly trap. No need for either flypaper or a flyswatter with the flytrap around. Maybe it would be all worth it? |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2023 20:40:50 GMT
I have a flytrap making kit, 2 of them actually, and I never got to setting them up because I have to refrigerate the seeds for 2 weeks and I think that's all BS for a damn fly trap. No need for either flypaper or a flyswatter with the flytrap around. Maybe it would be all worth it? Perhaps... |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2023 21:29:19 GMT
No need for either flypaper or a flyswatter with the flytrap around. Maybe it would be all worth it? Perhaps... My cousin had one which he kept for years until greed got the better of him and he sold it. This thing grew enormous and got to 3 feet high and had multiple jaws. He swore up and down that feeding it raw hamburger was like giving it steroids. He had to keep repotting it. In the spring and summer he would put it outside on his covered deck. While everyone else was getting eaten alive by mosquitoes, he would never get bit. That thing was catching everything, moths at night and even wasps. The wasps would try to sting it, but the stings had no effect what so ever. But....it was never able to trap a dragonfly....why? The evil flytrap, lol has 3 ways to attract it's prey. First off the jaws smell like rotting meat so that attracts flies and mosquitoes. Secondly it tastes sweet so that attracts bees and such. Lastly the red jaws glow slightly in the dark to attract moths. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2023 23:05:18 GMT
UPDATE: I don't know how to upload videos on to this forum but...I just watched a 25 second video on YouTube that showed a good sized dragonfly that was trapped inside a jaw of a Venus Flytrap. The head and upper torso were hopelessly trapped as the jaws shut, leaving the trunk and lower body of the dragonfly exposed. I guess that ends the debate...the dragonfly loses.
Feel free to download that video here if you know how to do it. (I'm an old guy who is not very technically minded)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2023 23:10:08 GMT
UPDATE: I don't know how to upload videos on to this forum but...I just watched a 25 second video on YouTube that showed a good sized dragonfly that was trapped inside a jaw of a Venus Flytrap. The head and upper torso were hopelessly trapped as the jaws shut, leaving the trunk and lower body of the dragonfly exposed. I guess that ends the debate...the dragonfly loses. Feel free to download that video here if you know how to do it. (I'm an old guy who is not very technically minded) Copy paste the video link. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2023 23:12:28 GMT
UPDATE: I don't know how to upload videos on to this forum but...I just watched a 25 second video on YouTube that showed a good sized dragonfly that was trapped inside a jaw of a Venus Flytrap. The head and upper torso were hopelessly trapped as the jaws shut, leaving the trunk and lower body of the dragonfly exposed. I guess that ends the debate...the dragonfly loses. Feel free to download that video here if you know how to do it. (I'm an old guy who is not very technically minded) Copy paste the video link. I'm old enough to be your grandfather, I don't even know what that means. |
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