Did you know
the mouth of a
venus flytrap
has an
unfortunate
life expectancy?
It can only open and close
a maximum of a dozen times.
After that, paralysis
descends
upon the mouth—
never to gnash its teeth
again.
Its fangs begin to
wither black
followed by the petiole
and
the rest of the mouth.
Cause of death:
my pinky finger
having sought out
far too many an embrace
from the jaws of
the venus flytrap.
Image Source:
Venus Fly Trap gif (n.d.). [image] Available at: https://www.tumblr.com/tagged/flytrap/ [Accessed 26 Oct. 2020]
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