Venus flytrap under the influence of ether (IMAGE)

University of Würzburg

Venus flytrap under the influence of ether

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An anaesthetised Venus flytrap (above) can no longer close when stimulated (ant). Reason for this is that ether prevents the propagation of a calcium signal from the sensory hair into the trap (right).

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Soenke Scherzer / University of Wuerzburg

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