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Venus Flytraps Snap Their Traps Shut in Less Than a Second. Scientists Say They've Discovered How the Predatory Plants Are So Fast

The walls of cells in the leaves' outer layer suddenly soften, allowing the structures to hinge into a closed position, according to a new study

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