# Venus Flytrap: Plz help me **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 21, 2007, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venus-flytrap-plz-help-me/420045 "2007-09-21T22:53:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2007, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venus-flytrap-plz-help-me/420045/21 "2007-09-22T02:57:56Z")
There is a band here in Thailand called Venus Flytrap. The members are all ladyboys. Really. ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2007, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venus-flytrap-plz-help-me/420045/22 "2007-09-22T04:49:42Z")
Why aren’t you just the cutest lil’ guest I ever did see. :: pats \*\*sportstime23 \*\* on the head :: Here’s a bump for yah. (Actually I think VFTs are tremendously interesting, I so would like to see if someone has some non-googleable stories) ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2007, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venus-flytrap-plz-help-me/420045/23 "2007-09-22T08:09:52Z")
A few reality checks. VfT’s like to die. Well, not really, it is just that they are rather sensitive to their climate and you don’t live in a marsh, so don’t expect too much. Especially if you buy one in some drug or gift store. Next, they might catch and eat maybe one small fly every month or so. Hardly pest control. They do have a nice terrarium set up for several marsh loving carnivorous plants, including the sundew and the pitcher plant. It has a semi-sealed environment. You let a few fruit flys or tiny crickets in every so often. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2007, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venus-flytrap-plz-help-me/420045/24 "2007-09-22T13:57:17Z")
[QUOTE=elelle] …U-Haul trailers originating in NC now sport huge graphics of Venus Flytraps on their rentals. Pretty cool to my Bot mind, and I love it when I see one flying down the Interstate. [/QUOTE] Very cool! ---
**Author:** ![BMax](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bmax/32/4267_2.png) [@BMax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMax)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2007, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venus-flytrap-plz-help-me/420045/25 "2007-09-22T17:18:52Z")
[QUOTE=Siam Sam] There is a band here in Thailand called Venus Flytrap. The members are all ladyboys. Really. [/QUOTE] That sounds so incredibly cool in a goofy kind of way. Have they recorded a CD yet? Where can I hear them? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2007, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venus-flytrap-plz-help-me/420045/26 "2007-09-23T02:37:10Z")
[QUOTE=BMax] That sounds so incredibly cool in a goofy kind of way. Have they recorded a CD yet? Where can I hear them? [/QUOTE] Yes, actually they have recorded a CD, but I can’t say I’ve paid the band much attention. The novelty of an all-ladyboy band is what accounts for their fame (notoriety?) and not so much their talent I’m afraid. Entering “venus flytrap” into Google (like that, with the quotation marks) plus the word Bangkok outside of the quotes will get you some information. [This link](http://www.myspace.com/146538445) was at the top when I did that. Ah, and I see there are a couple of YouTube videos: [Here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Psyi_Wf0YWc) and [here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZA-1mR4OvE) ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2007, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venus-flytrap-plz-help-me/420045/27 "2007-09-23T03:08:23Z")
[QUOTE=sportstime23] Hi I have started to breed a venus flytrap and it is coming greatly. [/QUOTE] I would suggest you ask your question over [here](http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/carnivor/) but it is a family website. ---
**Author:** ![Bootis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2007, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venus-flytrap-plz-help-me/420045/28 "2007-09-23T05:21:03Z")
It is said that the tooth of a Venus Flytrap, if carved into a flute and a certain combination of notes are played, will summon the lady of the wood, who will turn any nearby raddishes to onions. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/venus-flytrap-plz-help-me/420045.md?page=1)