Flytrap becoming black?

Flytrap becoming black?#358823

By idwaneo -  Mon Jul 13, 2020 7:41 pm
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- Mon Jul 13, 2020 7:41 pm #358823

Hello, can someone list some of the most common or possible reasons why a trap can become black?

Thanks

Re: Flytrap becoming black?#358825

By optique -  Mon Jul 13, 2020 8:00 pm
Location:  Greenville SC
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- Mon Jul 13, 2020 8:00 pm #358825

need photos to really see whats up, but the traps do not live forever(can only close 2-4 times) and they turn black when plant reclaims energy in the leaf.

Re: Flytrap becoming black?#358832

By oval -  Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:48 pm
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- Mon Jul 13, 2020 10:48 pm #358832

Sometimes it catches prey that is too big for that particular trap and it turns black, starting in the area where the prey touches the trap.

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Re: Flytrap becoming black?#358847

By Matt -  Tue Jul 14, 2020 2:09 am
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- Tue Jul 14, 2020 2:09 am #358847

oval wrote:Sometimes it catches prey that is too big for that particular trap and it turns black, starting in the area where the prey touches the trap.

Yep. And any hard-shelled insects will typically turn the trap black too.

Also, age is the most common reason traps turn black.

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Re: Flytrap becoming black?#358863

By idwaneo -  Tue Jul 14, 2020 6:51 am
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- Tue Jul 14, 2020 6:51 am #358863

I gave snail to a new just open trap. And it became black. Although I savagely remove the shell from the snail

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