Interactive Venus Flytrap Simulator
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Read how Venus flytrap digestion works →Explore how a Venus flytrap catches and digests prey. Select an open trap, offer a fly, ant, or spider, then advance the plant clock to follow digestion and reopening. This free 3D teaching model speeds up natural processes and does not diagnose a real plant.
Free to use in your browser. No account or installation required; the 3D simulator needs JavaScript and WebGL. Digestion lens uses an illustrated cutaway; its colors, quantities and timing are teaching approximations.
Compare an empty trap with a fed trap See why closing a trap does not always start digestion. This opens a temporary example and keeps your saved plant separate.