The Venus Fly Trap, Dionaea muscipula, is a carnivorous plant native to the bogs and swamplands of North and South Carolina. It is an interesting plant and this research paper will be covering the adaptive significance in the insectivtory of the Venus Flytrap and how this evolved into an adaptation for obtaining nutrients in their nutrient poor habitat. How their prey is captured, digestion, lifespan, and vulnerabilities will also be discussed. Including what happens if something other than a
Abstract: Even before Darwin’s time, scientists were intrigued with the Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula). Since then, much has been learned about this rare carnivorous plant that feeds on living matter rather than through the process of photosynthesis such as other plants. Researchers continue to study specific aspects of the plant such as its closing mechanism and evolutionary tree, as well as newer issues such as the value to pharmaceuticals and healthcare and its adaptation to other geographical
The writer of this documentary is Hellstrom, a scientists and a professor who studied the documentary about insects. It causes him his friends, two fellowships, one assistance professorship, even a few friendships. After nine years of concentrated works, l have learned something no one else wants to hear .We as a specie must pass from one existence to another without knowing why. Man significance of the beauty of nature is always true. “Life must take life in the interest of life itself”. It is a
Venus flytrap is a carnivorous plant native in bogs and swamp lands in North and South Carolina. It was discovered in the 1700s and named after the Greek goddess Dione which gave it the scientific name Dionaea. The species name muscipula came from the Latin word “Mus” (mouse) and “Cipula” (trap). Venus flytrap is one of the only two known species of plants that use fast-closing, double-spaced trap mechanism to capture insects. The leaf of a Venus flytrap have two primary regions: a leaf-base that
Critique of Actors in Charles Griffith's Little Shop of Horrors Little Shop Horrors is a story about a man who finds an unusual plant in a Chinese market. The man, Seymour nurses the Venus flytrap like plant to full health by his blood. The plant wins him everything he could want, respect, love and money. All to be lost in unity at the end. The main plot of little shop of Horrors revolves around Seymour. Seymour's ambition of Audrey to become his girlfriend. Seymour also wants respect from
of various origins and eras (“Femme Fatale” 1). “If the goddess of virtue is a lily and the vamp is an overripe red rose, the femme fatale is a Venus flytrap.” (Billinghurst 1). In the simple quote above, Ms. Jane Billinghurst, author of “Temptress”, provides explanation of the femme fatale by way of metaphor, likening the way in which the Venus flytrap, or Dionaea muscipula, succeeds in obtaining its next meal by way of temptation to the likeness of the femme fatale, using temptation to secure
Antonine Woman as Venus It is determined the Antonine Woman as Venus is a woman of aristocratic status. The portrait is made of fine-grain marble, a medium only upper-class persons could afford. Also, only persons of wealth could afford to have such a protrait made. The woman is portrayed as Venus, a goddess who is connected to the imperial family, and members of a royal family would often have themselves depicted as a deity. (De Puma 26) We know she is being portrayed as Venus because of her bare
star and does not shine by its own light " (Grolier, 1992). The only planetary system that is known to man is our solar system. It is made up of nine planets which range in size and make-up. The nine major planets in our solar system are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. There are also many other minor planets which are also in our solar system, but they are unimportant compared to the nine major planets. In this paper I will discuss the planets and how they
Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher and Peter Taylor’s Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time Various authors develop their stories using gothic themes and characterizations of this type to lay the foundation for their desired reader response. Although Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” and Peter Taylor’s “Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time” are two completely different narratives, both of these stories share a commonality of gothic text representations. The stories take slightly
Introduction: Venus, the second planet closest to the Sun and Earth’s closest neighbor, is known for its many wonders and harsh conditions. Venus is possibly the first planet discovered by humans and is said to have been first discovered in 17 B.C. by Babylonian astronomers. Venus is the first planet to be explored by spacecraft although many of these attempts have proven unsuccessful. Fortunately, more than twenty of the spacecraft explorations been proven successful, and through those we have gained
references inspired beauty. I decided to observe the painting of Mars and Venus. Venus appears as an enchantress. She is dressed in a lovely white gown and surrounded by bushes. The baby satyrs play with Mars’ armor helmet and spear. Mars dangles a flute carelessly in his right hand on one of his fingers. One of the satyrs blows a horn in the face of Mars. Mars’ appearance in the painting is weak tired and careless. Venus’ appearance in the painting looks awake and mature. I really liked the painting
Correspondence Before the Day Breaks, When I first ran across any of Velikovsky's ideas it was in this online book Before the Day Breaks. In this book Velikovsky writes about his correspondence and conversations with Albert Einstein. I read some of this book before ever reading anything else of Velikovsky, or having any idea of what was proposed in his book Worlds in Collision. Before the Day Breaks is a very well written book, where Velikovsky's main argument is that gravity and inertia are
planet that supports life? Can living things survive there? However, Scientists have found a planet in the solar system that is similar to planet Earth in some things and it is called planet Venus. Venus is usually called the “Sister of the Earth” or “twin sister” because of the similarities that Venus has to Earth. Technically, there are some similarities and differences between both planets that will be compared and contrasted. The first major difference is their temperature and atmosphere.
The spaceship has as much power as a gamma ray, large mass but so small in size. It burst with energy and as all the machines screamed with whirring of the continuation of the controls I spontaneously pressed the go button hoping it would recognize it’s righteous owner. Pain demands to be felt I whispered to the main gears of the spacecraft. After traveling in warp speed the time machine had lost most of its vigor. Soon I sat down and stood up repeating the pattern numerous times. As I stood up I
Ever wonder where the term “greenhouse gases” came from? Or how a greenhouse can relate to the warming of the earth? According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), we use the term greenhouse because a greenhouse lets in sunlight and traps heat just like the gases on Earth’s atmosphere. The greenhouse effect is a process in which the gases in the Earth’s atmosphere trap heat and warm up the Earth. The increase in greenhouse gases is one of the main effects of climate change. NASA official
Venus is the second planet from the sun and the sixth largest. Scientists sometimes refer to it as the morning or evening star. It has an extremely slow rotation which means that its year is actually shorter than its day; one day on Venus is about two hundred and forty three Earth days, while one year is two hundred and twenty five Earth days (Exploration). The distance from the sun is 67,232,400 miles (Distance), being that close to the sun, Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system, the average
similar to those on Earth. Unfortunately, during the time of these experiments, it was believed that space contained of only eight objects, and the rest was empty (Gaz 9). At the time, astronomers knew only of the sun, moon, and the planets Earth, Venus, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Any other planets or asteroids were thought to have existed. Meteorites only began their believed existence after a meteorite shower came down on the town of L’Aigle, France in 1803. Following this event, a French
How do you know that something colorless, odorless, and tasteless is really there? How does something with no visible properties get discovered through the science of 1898? Krypton, a noble gas, is an element that although you cannot see, is definitely a big part of science today. Through the technology of 1898 to today’s incredible advancements, Krypton has been there through it all. Discovered by Sir William Ramsey and his student, Morris (M.W.) Traver, this noble gas was first “seen” as a residue
The Mayans used tons and tons of geometry throughout their creations. Which is obviously figured out just by thinking of the one thing that most of everybody knows and relates to the Mayans, the calendar, and the Aztec’s then took the Mayan calendar and adapted it to come up with their own calendar. They probably used trial and error, I’m sure of. They created many drawings that all involved geometry in one form or another. The Ajau Cán, which is a snake that is very detailed with beautiful designs
Earth. This planet is known as Venus and was named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty and is the second largest terrestrial planet. This planet is sometimes referred to as the “morning star” and the “evening star.” One day on Venus is longer than one year. Along with all of these things Venus also has a variety of atmospheric conditions, characteristics of the celestial body, including the path of movement and the personality of the celestial body. The Planet Venus was named after the Roman