Venus flytraps 'able to count' in order to avoid false alarms, study finds

The carnivorous plant regulates its feeding behaviour depending on how many times its trigger hairs are stimulated

Venus flytraps can count, according to scientists who tested the carnivorous plants and found they use their mathematical skill to conserve energy and avoid false alarms.

Researchers in Germany learned that the Venus flytrap adjusts its feeding behaviour according to the number of times the sensitive trigger hairs on its special leaves that resemble spring traps are stimulated.