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Quiz of the week: what’s the secret to the Venus flytrap’s swift closure?

19 Jun 2026

Have you been keeping up to date with physics news? Try our short quiz to find out

Photo of an insect in a Venus flytrap
(Courtesy: iStock/chameleonseye)

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