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What Insect Makes a Venus Fly Trap Grow the Largest.
by Max S. and Evan K.

Hypothesis	We think that the Venus Fly Trap that will be eating the cricket will grow the largest.
Purpose	We wanted to find out which bug makes a Venus Fly Trap grow the largest.
Materials	14 horse flies 14 crickets 14 spiders Sand Moss Distilled water 3 Venus Fly Traps 3 Terrariums A Mister Cellophane Wrap Toothpicks
Procedure	We will take three Venus Fly Traps and the three insects and feed one insect to one trap for two weeks and after two weeks see which one grows the largest.
Results	Our results were that none of the Venus Fly Traps ate very much. But when they did eat, the trap that was fed spiders grew the largest.
Conclusion	We thought that the trap that was fed the crickets would grow the largest. then we saw that the spiders made the Venus Fly Trap grow the largest. We think that happened because the spiders were the most nutritious for plants.
Bibliography & Links	Vuxler, Jerome. Sundew Stranglers: Plants that Eat Insects. New York, NY: Dutton Childrenís Books, 1993 "Our Amazing World of Nature: It's Marvels & Mysteries." Reader's Digest pages 106,107.

Our Venus Fly Traps in a terrarium.

The view from the top of the terrarium.

Plant #1

Plant #2

Plant #3

This is all the Venus Fly Traps together.

Max S. and Evan K.
Timber Ridge Magnet School