{"id":109,"date":"2022-07-11T02:18:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T06:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utkarshchoudhary.com\/?page_id=109"},"modified":"2022-09-30T04:40:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T08:40:46","slug":"venus-flytrap","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/utkarshchoudhary.com\/index.php\/pages\/collections\/venus-flytrap\/","title":{"rendered":"Venus Flytrap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hungry Venus flytraps snap shut on a host of unfortunate flies | Life - BBC\" width=\"950\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O7eQKSf0LmY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This page is all about my first ever Venus Flytrap plant (affectionately named Shyamlal &#8211; don&#8217;t ask why the name, it&#8217;s just a name after all..).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Purchase and Initial History<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I purchased the plant out of our local Home Depot on Saturday July 9th and have had moved it to a a proper clay pot with a peat moss and perlite base. I have fed it two live flies as it&#8217;s first meal. With some dirt clasped in one of it&#8217;s leaves I am hoping that after 10 days it spits out carcass for both the flies and the dirt. Below will be the periodic updates for the plant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Monday July 11 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/utkarshchoudhary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220711_101317-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utkarshchoudhary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220711_101317-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/utkarshchoudhary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220711_101317-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/utkarshchoudhary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220711_101317-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/utkarshchoudhary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220711_101317-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/utkarshchoudhary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220711_101317-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/utkarshchoudhary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220711_101317-2000x1125.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The fly can be seen trapped in the rightmost leaf pod. The 2nd from the left has dirt in it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday August 11, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/utkarshchoudhary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220810_142717-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utkarshchoudhary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220810_142717-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/utkarshchoudhary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220810_142717-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/utkarshchoudhary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220810_142717-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/utkarshchoudhary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220810_142717-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/utkarshchoudhary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220810_142717-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/utkarshchoudhary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220810_142717-2000x3556.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/utkarshchoudhary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220810_142717-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption>From a few traps to a few more. 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