Re: My VFT

From: Paul Burkhardt (burkhard@aries.scs.uiuc.edu)
Date: Tue Feb 17 1998 - 08:52:27 PST

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Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 10:52:27 -0600 (CST)
From: Paul Burkhardt <burkhard@aries.scs.uiuc.edu>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
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Subject: Re: My VFT

Hi Bernadette,

> trigger managed to catch the ant! And it was such a big one at that! Do u
> think that VFTs can take partial dead insects instaed of live ones? Is it ok
> to put that insect INTO the triggers, and then trigger the closing action?

Oh, yes, the vft will take dead insects. You'll have to trigger the trap,
but the key is, after the trap has closed, you will need to gently squeeze
the trap a few times with your fingers. This is supposed to simulate a
struggling insect, otherwise, the stimulus for digestion doesn't occur,
and the trap will reopen.

Becareful about the size of the insect. If it is too large, most likely
the trap will rot during the digestion period.

Paul Burkhardt

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