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ˈfly·pa·per N

flypaper

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It has been suggested that the pitchers of this species function not only as pitfall traps but also as flypaper traps. en.wikipedia.org

The leaves are considered active flypaper traps that respond to captured prey by bending to surround it. en.wikipedia.org

Flypaper is often impregnated with a slightly odorous chemical to attract more flies. en.wikipedia.org

Flypaper loses its effectiveness over time when it dries up or becomes covered with dust, and it should be replaced regularly. en.wikipedia.org

No flypaper can hold him and no insecticide can stop him. en.wikipedia.org

The model proposes that plant carnivory by snap-trap evolved from the flypaper traps driven by increasing prey size. en.wikipedia.org

Chipped enamel basin, tarnished metal bedstead, tattered curtains and towels, a lumpy, ill-made bed, and a flypaper choked with its victims all proclaim the fact that visitors are not welcome. en.wikipedia.org

The former is a full-time moving snap-trap; the latter is a part-time, non-moving flypaper. en.wikipedia.org

Such snares are termed flypaper traps, but the trapping mechanism of sundews is often erroneously described as passive. en.wikipedia.org

The pitchers of this species appear to function at least in part as flypaper traps, with the sticky inner walls trapping flying insects above the surface of the fluid. en.wikipedia.org

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