biostudies-literatureUnknown23(19)Poppinga SCarnivorous rainbow plants (<i>Byblis</i>, Byblidaceae, Lamiales) possess sticky flypaper traps for the capture, retention, and digestion of prey (mainly small insects). The trapping system is based on a multitude of millimeter-sized glandular trichomes (also termed stalked glands), which produce adhesive glue drops. For over a century, the trapping system of <i>Byblis</i> was considered passive, meaning that no plant movement is involved. Recently, a remarkable discovery was made: the stalked glands of <i>Byblis</i> are indeed capable of reacting to chemical (protein) stimuli with slow movement responses. This prompted us to investigate this phenomenon further with a series of experiments on the stimulation, kinematics, actuation, and functional morphology of the stalked glands of cultivaInternational journal of molecular sciences11514https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9569831biostudies-literatureChemonastic Stalked Glands in the Carnivorous Rainbow Plant <i>Byblis gigantea</i> LINDL. (Byblidaceae, Lamiales).PMC9569831Knorr NRuppert SSpeck TPoppinga SfalseChemonastic Stalked Glands in the Carnivorous Rainbow Plant <i>Byblis gigantea</i> LINDL. (Byblidaceae, Lamiales).Carnivorous rainbow plants (<i>Byblis</i>, Byblidaceae, Lamiales) possess sticky flypaper traps for the capture, retention, and digestion of prey (mainly small insects). The trapping system is based on a multitude of millimeter-sized glandular trichomes (also termed stalked glands), which produce adhesive glue drops. For over a century, the trapping system of <i>Byblis</i> was considered passive, meaning that no plant movement is involved. Recently, a remarkable discovery was made: the stalked glands of <i>Byblis</i> are indeed capable of reacting to chemical (protein) stimuli with slow movement responses. This prompted us to investigate this phenomenon further with a series of experiments on the stimulation, kinematics, actuation, and functional morphology of the stalked glands of cultiva2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Sep2025-04-20T01:47:47.733Z2024-11-13T10:08:16.224ZS-EPMC95698313623281210.3390/ijms231911514