Venus flytraps have got the number of their prey

Venus flytraps can count when grabbing their prey, scientists have discovered
Venus flytraps may not cry "feed me" like the man-eating plant they inspired in the movie Little Shop Of Horrors - but they can count, scientists have discovered.
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