VenusMosquitoTraps develops genetically-modified mosquito-catching carnivorous plants

StartupRealities No 159

VenusMosquitoTraps is a genetic research company which is developing a genetically modified Venus flytrap carnivorous plant that only attracts and can be triggered by mosquitoes. Venus flytraps catch insects by snapping shut their jaw-like trap leaves upon the activation of touch-sensitive trigger hairs.

CEO QUOTE
"We aim to rid the world of malaria-carrying mosquitoes and the Venus flytrap is a potential ally." - said VenusMosquitoTraps founder and CEO Veneta Moss Trapone.
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Venus flytrap
(image source: Wikipedia)

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