Hungry Leaf

You are a Venus flytrap. Your phone is your mouth. Bugs fly in, land on your open leaves, walk around, groom and leave. Close your iPhone Duo to snap shut. Whatever was sitting on the leaves at that moment is caught. Maybe. While the trap is closed, the outer screen shows only the green outside of the plant. No score, no hints. Open it again to find out what you caught. CATCH WITH TIMING • Close fast, before a jumpy mosquito gets away • Read the tells: a ladybug lifts its shell before it flies, a grasshopper winds up its back legs before it jumps • Snap right after a bug brushes a trigger hair for a Perfect Snap and double points LET IT DIGEST Keep the trap shut long enough. Open too soon and your catch wriggles out. WATCH OUT Wasps sting. Raindrops, seeds and leaves land too, and snapping on nothing wastes energy. Your trap has five snaps, and they slowly grow back. FILL THE HERBARIUM…