EPISODE · Aug 14, 2026 · 11 MIN

Plants that trap insects

from The Science Show - Separate stories podcast · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Some of the most beautiful Australian native plants have spring-loaded traps that move faster than the blink of an eye. Jo Birch, curator of the University of Melbourne Herbarium, shows Belinda Smith examples of plants with extremely quick-moving parts that target insects, some snarling them with sticky goo and others with vacuum-powered traps.

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