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The Venus flytrap requires two triggers within seconds to close its trap, demonstrating a unique memory-dependent mechanism. This energy-efficient process is explained by a novel multiplicative threshold framework.

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  • Biophysics
  • Mechanobiology

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  • The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) exhibits complex trap closure behavior.
  • This involves a temporal gating mechanism, requiring multiple stimuli within a specific timeframe.

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  • To quantitatively reinterpret existing data on Venus flytrap closure.
  • To propose a novel framework explaining the plant's bistable, memory-dependent trap activation.

Main Methods:

  • Quantitative reinterpretation of published electrophysiological and mechanical measurements.
  • Development of a multiplicative threshold framework (ARCH × Φ) to model trap closure.

Main Results:

  • The proposed framework successfully accounts for the two-trigger rule and refractory gating.
  • Demonstrates that trap closure is an all-or-none event determined by four readiness domains: architecture, drive, context, and phase.
  • Highlights the energy-efficient bistability of the Venus flytrap mechanism.

Conclusions:

  • The multiplicative threshold framework provides a comprehensive explanation for Venus flytrap closure.
  • This model captures the temporal gating and memory-dependent aspects of the plant's predatory strategy.
  • The findings offer insights into energy efficiency and decision-making in biological systems.