Predatory plants make a meal of passing bugs

Some plants move, either to follow the sun, or hunt for food.

The Venus flytrap can clamp shut its hinged leaves in just half a second when a juicy fly lands on the plant.

Bladderwort, a common stream plant in Hong Kong, can close the trapdoors on its leaves within 1/35 of a second.

If a plant is put near a window, it turns towards the light.

The sunflower begins its day facing east but follows the sun as the Earth turns, ending the day facing west.

The prayer plant folds its leaves at night in order to reduce heat loss.