Smooth or with a Snap! Biomechanics of Trap Reopening in the Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula)
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DOI: 10.1002/advs.202201362
Abstract: Fast snapping in the carnivorous Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) involves trap lobe bending and abrupt curvature inversion (snap‐buckling), but how do these traps reopen? Here, the trap reopening mechanics in two different D. muscipula clones,… read more here.
Keywords: dionaea muscipula; venus flytrap; flytrap dionaea; trap reopening ... See more keywords
The structure of Plasmodium falciparum 3D7_0606800 reveals a bi‐lobed architecture that supports re‐annotation as a Venus Flytrap protein
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DOI: 10.1002/pro.3218
Abstract: Plasmodium falciparum, the causative agent of malaria, employs a diverse array of surface displayed proteins to promote dissemination and establish infection in the human host. Of these, Pf3D7_0606800 is highly immunogenic and has been designated… read more here.
Keywords: venus flytrap; pf3d7 0606800; lobed architecture; plasmodium falciparum ... See more keywords
Venus Flytrap: How an Excitable, Carnivorous Plant Works.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2017.12.004
Abstract: The carnivorous plant Dionaea possesses very sensitive mechanoreceptors. Upon contact with prey an action potential is triggered which, via an electrical network - comparable to the nervous system of vertebrates - rapidly closes its bivalved… read more here.
Keywords: plant; venus flytrap; carnivorous plant; excitable carnivorous ... See more keywords
Construction of a photothermal Venus flytrap from conductive polymer bimorphs
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DOI: 10.1038/am.2017.101
Abstract: A photothermally foldable soft bimorph was prepared via the dry transfer of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) doped with tosylate onto a poly(dimethylsiloxane) film. The photothermal folding was optimized via reversible actuation by controlling the thickness of each… read more here.
Keywords: flytrap; venus flytrap; pedot; soft bimorph ... See more keywords
A single touch can provide sufficient mechanical stimulation to trigger Venus flytrap closure
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000740
Abstract: The carnivorous Venus flytrap catches prey by an ingenious snapping mechanism. Based on work over nearly 200 years, it has become generally accepted that two touches of the trap’s sensory hairs within 30 s, each… read more here.
Keywords: venus flytrap; trigger; closure; single touch ... See more keywords
Shapeshifting in the Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula): Morphological and biomechanical adaptations and the potential costs of a failed hunting cycle
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DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.970320
Abstract: The evolutionary roots of carnivory in the Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) stem from a defense response to plant injury caused by, e.g., herbivores. Dionaea muscipula aka. Darwin’s most wonderful plant underwent extensive modification of leaves… read more here.
Keywords: muscipula; trap; dionaea muscipula; venus flytrap ... See more keywords