French researchers at Aix-Marseille University have identified the mechanism behind the Venus flytrap's rapid trap closure: the plant quickly softens cell walls in its outer epidermis to release stored elastic energy, rather than relying primarily on water movement. The findings, published in Science, could inform robotics research and represent the fastest cell wall modulation observed in plants.
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French researchers at Aix-Marseille University have identified the mechanism behind the Venus flytrap's rapid trap closure: the plant quickly softens cell walls in its outer epidermis to release stored elastic energy, rather than relying primarily on water movement. The findings, published in Science, could inform robotics research and represent the fastest cell wall modulation observed in plants.