1. Venus Flytrap By Carla Bridges

2. Background 700 Mile Region Humid, wet and sunny bogs and wetland areas bogs First studied in 17 th and 18 th century Capture and digest insects

3. What Do They Eat? Insects and Arachnids spiders flies caterpillars crickets slugs Photosynthesis plants use the energy of the sun to convert carbon dioxide and water to sugar and oxygen The sugar produced is then converted to energy

4. Inside the Venus Flytrap Carnivorous plants have to be able to: Carnivorous Attract insects Capture bugs Discriminate between food and non-food Digest their prey The Venus Flytrap completes the entire process by way of a specialized set of leaves that is both mouth and stomach in one.

5. Venus Flytrap Venus Flytrap U-tube Discovery Networks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzILn3rW Twc&feature=fvsr http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzILn3rW Twc&feature=fvsr

6. Vocabulary Bogs- wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter. Carnivorous- flesh- eating

7. Work Cited Dictionary.com- http://dictionary.reference.com/ http://dictionary.reference.com/ How Stuff Works- http://science.howstuffworks.com/environme ntal/life/botany/venus-flytrap.htm http://science.howstuffworks.com/environme ntal/life/botany/venus-flytrap.htm