Real-life fluids, like air, water, oil, blood, shampoo, or anything like that, often don't perfectly obey the fairly straight-forward Bernoulli's principle, and in some cases Bernoulli's principle doesn't really come close to describing the behavior of real-life fluids when they're flowing in real-life situations.
Venus flytrap grows up to 1 foot in height and 9 inches in width. In early spring, 12-inch stems sprout above the plant, producing clusters of white cup-like flowers. In midsummer, specialized leaves, or traps, develop.
Sprout Home Plant Of The Week: Venus Flytrap. The name Venus Flytrap is a dichotomy. Venus is the goddess of love but the 'flytrap' part of the name indicates otherwise. We bet you're wondering how can it be that a plant can eat prey? It sounds like a science experiment gone awry. The Venus flytrap, botanically named Dionaea muscipula, really does catch and digest animal prey -- primarily insects and spiders. The trap part of the plant that moves to envelop its prey is actually triggered by tiny little hairs on the inside of the trap.