• The Venus Fly Trap was the first plant that was thought to be carnivorous.  In fact, many botanists rejected this idea, including Carl Linnaeus, the father of taxonomy.
  
• The species, Dionaea muscipula is becoming extinct.  Their specific habitat of bogs are now the sites for dumping trash, which results in the killing of many plants. In addition, many people illegally uproot these plants to grow in their own homes.
  
• During the open phase, the trap angle is between 40 - 50 degrees.
  
• The bugs can bite back!  In the springtime, the Venus Flytrap can be killed by the very insects it eats.  Aphids can infect the plant and slowly kill it.  Also, grasshoppers and caterpillars can eat parts of the plant, but this is uncommon.  If one of these insects is bigger than a third of the size of the trap, it can cause severe leaf burn, stressing and killing it while the plant tries to devour it.
  
• After each capture, the trap remains closed for a period of 1-2 weeks.  In addition, each trap has a limit of 3-4 closures.  At this point in the plant's life, they can no longer utilize the trapping feature.
  
• Reproduction is more common through asexual reproduction.  The rhizomes of the Venus Fly Trap extend horizontally in the soil and are able to generate a new bulb in which a new Venus Fly Trap emerges.

• The Venus Fly Trap is a plant of many names, few of which are "Fly Trap Sensitive", "Tipitiwitchet", and "Miraculum naturae."