Re: Digestion

From: dave evans (T442119@RUTADMIN.RUTGERS.EDU)
Date: Fri Aug 08 1997 - 12:54:00 PDT

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Date:    Fri, 08 Aug 97 15:54 EDT
From: dave evans                           <T442119@RUTADMIN.RUTGERS.EDU>
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Subject: Re: Digestion

Hello, Niels

> Does anyone know if a dionaea (Venus fly trap) absorbs everything but the
> outer shell of a fly? It seems that way when you squeeze a digested insect.
> There is not much left inside the shell.

Yep. The plants can't digest the exo-skeleton, but all the
soft parts are washed out and (hopefully) absorbed.

Dave Evans

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