Re: nyne
Nexus User elliott (elliott@nexus.edu.au)
Fri, 14 Jun 1996 18:20:53 +0930
> I just recently got a venus fly trap and have been reading all the
>cp listings. I know this might seem like a rather simple question compared
>to all the comments normally posted. My fly trap appears to be very healthy
>and is catching flies, my question is do you remove the dead flies from the
>trap after they open again or just leave them there. I thought that maybe
>in the wild the wind would blow them away but indoors it was up to a person
>to remove them. If you could just reply I would be vaery grateful.
> Thanks Bob
>
Bob,
Just leave the bodies in the leaves. The plant has normally properly
digested them, and all they will be is the hard chitin exoskeleton. I
have noticed fungus growing o the bidoes of insects on other plants
such as Drosera, but this doesn't seem to bother the plant. I wouldn't
worry about it, as the leaves are normally replaced after three
captures anyway.
Hope This Helps,
Russell Elliott