Science
Venus flytraps produce magnetic fields when they eat – Livescience.com
These carnivorous plants generate tiny magnetic signals when they clamp down on insects.
Carnivorous plants known as Venus flytraps
(Dionaea muscipula) lure insects between their blushing leaves with a fragrant nectar. When these insect-hungry plants snap down on their unassuming prey, they generate a measurable magnetic field, according to a new study.
The plant’s magnetic field
is more than a million times weaker than Earth’s. Rather than serving a function for the plant this magnetic field is likely a byproduct of electrical energy that flows through its leaves, said lead author…
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