You're Right! The Venus Fly Trap is carnivorous plant eating insects to collect the necessary animal proteins and other byproducts to sustain life. An insect, such as fly, lands on the plants leaves and touches the adaxial receptors, a chemical reaction occurs in the plant. The chemical reaction sets into motion the closing of the leaves in a very quick motion, constructing the insect from moving. The fly is then locked in the leaf, and can't move because of the dewy substance lining the inside. The bug is then "digested". Native to the North and South Carolina areas (Wilmington NC), the Flytrap is one of the most popular and best known carnivorous plants. Only eating on occasion and by chance, the flytrap uses the prey it captures as a natural fertilizer increasing growth and size of the plant over a growing season. Though not extremely difficult to care for, the flytrap does require a few special considerations, including purified/distilled water, full light, and a constant source of moisture. If these few rules are followed, the Venus flytrap will grow for many years provided it is given dormancy during the winter.