Fly Touching Flytrap's Sensory Hair (VIDEO)

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A fly touching (stepping on) a flytrap's sensory hair evokes signals also known as action potentials at is memorized as "there might be a potential prey" visiting. Upon the second insect-hair contact (with head), the trap closes within the blink of an eye.

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Böhm and Scherzer et al.

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