Snap Tentacles Capture Insect (VIDEO)

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This image shows how snap tentacles capture an insect.

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Citation: Poppinga S, Hartmeyer SRH, Seidel R, Masselter T, Hartmeyer I, et al. (2012) Catapulting Tentacles in a Sticky Carnivorous Plant. <i>PLoS ONE</i> 7(9): e45735. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0045735

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