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Date Posted: 17:10:37 02/22/02 Fri
Author: Amaranthus
Subject: No Subject

Amaranthus ignores the cat-woman and fixes his gaze directly on Senias, turning in his seat as he does so.

"I think this town's name should be dionaea musipula." He pauses, looks at his hands quizically, then looks back up at Senias and recites from memory; "Dionaea musipula, aka the Venus Fly Trap: The leaf tip has modified itself to form two halves of a trap that once shut is capable of holding a wide variety of insects often larger than the trap. The inner surface of the trap is lined with hairs, 3 on each side. The hairs a clever trigger that must be moved at least 2 times to begin to activate the trap mechanism, this prevents the trap from closing when rubbish or rain drops falls into the leaves. Once triggered a healthy trap will shut in�a fraction of a second to contain the insect, if the triggering of the hairs continues the trap will close tighter and begin the digestive process by releasing the enzymes into the insect that will slowly dissolve the internal tissue of the insect and supply the plant with food." ^[1]

He looks at the babbling cat-woman, the bright creature on Senias's shoulder, the muttering drunk at the bar, then loses interest in the other occupants and mumbles the answer to Senias's question into his chest.

"Sure. Go 'head and park your boots. You stepped on one hair when you set foot in the bar. Why not go for both?"

The description of a VFT taken directly from: Venus Fly Trap Care Instructions - http://www.collectorscorner.com.au/plants/Venusinst.htm

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