Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Plants that eat meat are not just a figment of your imagination-- they're real! And they've conquered the nutrient poor bogs of the world. But how do they eat insects? And why has this unusual lifestyle occurred in so many different unrelated plants? Join Spencer Hoffman on a journey into the Secret World of carnivorous plants to find out!
This documentary was filmed on-site in Florida and Louisiana.
Additional Credits:
Extra Macro Footage - Jack Schonhoff ( @JacksWorldofWildlife )
Royalty Free Music
Spacial Winds - Kevin MacLeod (incompetent.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Research for this video:
1. How Venus Flytraps sense pressure - uni-wuerzburg.de/en/news-and-events/news/detail/news/the-pressure-sensor-of-the-venus-flytrap
2. Venus Flytrap digestion - sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170120085858.htm
3. How fires shape their habitat - treehugger.com/the-causal-history-of-forest-fires-1342893#:~:text=Naturally%20caused%20forest%20fires%20are,accompanies%20a%20stormy%20weather%20disturbance.
4. How they count the hair triggers - sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160122171036.htm
5. Venus Flytrap genetics - sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200514131733.htm
6. How carnivorous plants lure prey - smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/carnivorous-plants-may-lure-insects-with-specially-tailored-scents-180982024
7. Convergent evolution - https://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2017/02/010.html
#venusflytrap #carnivorousplants
Plants that eat meat are not just a figment of your imagination-- they're real! And they've conquered the nutrient poor bogs of the world. But how do they eat insects? And why has this unusual lifestyle occurred in so many different unrelated plants? Join Spencer Hoffman on a journey into the Secret World of carnivorous plants to find out!
This documentary was filmed on-site in Florida and Louisiana.
Additional Credits:
Extra Macro Footage - Jack Schonhoff ( @JacksWorldofWildlife )
Royalty Free Music
Spacial Winds - Kevin MacLeod (incompetent.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Research for this video:
1. How Venus Flytraps sense pressure - uni-wuerzburg.de/en/news-and-events/news/detail/news/the-pressure-sensor-of-the-venus-flytrap
2. Venus Flytrap digestion - sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/01/170120085858.htm
3. How fires shape their habitat - treehugger.com/the-causal-history-of-forest-fires-1342893#:~:text=Naturally%20caused%20forest%20fires%20are,accompanies%20a%20stormy%20weather%20disturbance.
4. How they count the hair triggers - sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/01/160122171036.htm
5. Venus Flytrap genetics - sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200514131733.htm
6. How carnivorous plants lure prey - smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/carnivorous-plants-may-lure-insects-with-specially-tailored-scents-180982024
7. Convergent evolution - https://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2017/02/010.html
#venusflytrap #carnivorousplants
