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Wierd Mutated Trap

I was going through my plants today, just checking up on them then I saw what appeared to be 1 trap eating another so I attempted to pull them apart and to my freakish surpise, and a little horrific, I saw this:

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It even caught a fly which is even cooler. I've never seen this kind of mutation before. Any thoughts?
 
A lot of times you'll get double headed traps if you've recently sprayed it with a fungicide... I get some out of the blue. It is exciting when it happens.
 
Hm really? I gave them a dose of insecticide months ago. But yes, it is exciting
 
That is so cool! To bad that isn't a sustainable mutation. I would buy one in a heartbeat! That is awesome.
 
your darn right its mutated
whats the name for that?
 
Thats pretty cool.
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Conjoined traps.
 
It looks pretty cool. You should preserve it.
 
Is there any way to help encourage more growth like this? Pour some runoff water from the nuclear plant maybe?
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Always cool to see. What I wonder though is how that trap managed to snag a fly...It almost seems that the trap wouldn't be able to sufficiently close.
 
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Well donsjsu. if you figure out a way to continue growing out traps like that, and its a sustained mutation. (wishful thinking) We have to see about getting that jewel tissue-cultured for you!
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thatt would be AMAZING! AHHHH that would be the best freaking VFT in the world!
 
  • #12
Nice photo.

Conjoined traps are not totally uncommon, but it's still fun when you get one
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The trapped closed today. I don't know if it found another meal or jus a reflex. It doesn't seem like it can make a tight 'seal' when it closes.
Or maybe it could be opening again
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