Venus flytrap: attract and trap

venus flytrap leafs close to the ground and green stalk shooting up vertically off camera shot. A dry, dead insect is visible on one leaf.
Photo By/Credit
Dale Suiter/USFWS
Date Shot/Created
03/23/2023
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
Insects are lured to the clam-shaped leaves possibly attracted by scent and the vivid red color.
June 15, 2016
Facility
Eastern North Carolina Ecological Services
Ecosystem
Forest
Species
Dionaea muscipula
Subject tags
Flowering plants
Plants