How to Draw a Venus Flytrap

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Learn how to draw a great looking Venus Flytrap with easy, step-by-step drawing instructions, and video tutorial.

By following the simple steps, you too can easily draw a perfect Venus Flytrap.

Step-by-Step Instructions for Drawing a Venus Flytrap

How to Draw a Great Looking Venus Flytrap for Kids and Beginners - Step 1

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1. Begin by drawing the flower pot. First, draw a narrow horizontal oval. Draw a curved line above and below it, and connect them on the ends with short straight lines. Extend two straight lines below this shape, and connect them with a curved line at the bottom.

Easy Venus Flytrap Drawing - Step 2

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2. Extend a pair of curved lines upward from the opening of the pot. The lines should converge at the top. This forms the plant's stem.

Easy Venus Flytrap Drawing - Step 3

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3. Erase overlapping lines from the stem. Use curved lines to draw a sideways heart shape. This is the mouth or trap of the plant. The trap isn't actually a flower, but two hinged lobes located at the end of each leaf.

Easy Venus Flytrap Drawing - Step 4

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4. Draw a curved line across each lobe of the plant, meeting at a gentle point near the point of the heart. Then, draw a curved line between the lobes. This is called the midrib or hinge.

Easy Venus Flytrap Drawing - Step 5

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5. Draw pairs of curved lines extending from the edge of the lobe. Allow the lines to meet at points, forming narrow triangular shapes. These are the plant's "teeth."

Easy Venus Flytrap Drawing - Step 6

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6. Draw pairs of curved lines that meet at points along the edge of the remaining lobe.

Easy Venus Flytrap Drawing - Step 7

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7. Draw the plant's leaves. Extend pairs of curved lines from the base of the plant and from its stem. Allow each pair to meet at a point, outlining the leaf. Draw a curved line down its center to indicate the central leaf vein. Give some of the leaves a drooping appearance by drawing a curved triangle at the tip, and extend the vein.

Add More Details to Your Venus Flytrap Picture - Step 8

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8. Draw a flying insect about to become this plant's next meal. Draw an oval for the eye, and partial oval shapes for the remaining eye and the head. Then, extend curved lines and double them back upon themselves to outline the wings. Enclose another partial oval to form the body, with short curved lines indicating the legs.

Complete the Outline of Your Venus Flytrap Drawing - Step 9

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9. Detail the insides of the mouth with curved lines. Draw an overlapping spiral behind the bug to indicate movement.

Color Your Venus Flytrap Drawing

How to Draw a Venus Flytrap Step 10

Color your cartoon Venus flytrap. These plants are usually bright green with pink or red inner lobes.

For more great Plant cartoons drawing tutorials, see the 51 Simple Plant cartoons Drawing Ideas post.

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Learn More About The Venus Flytrap Drawing

Most of the time, bugs eat plants. But sometimes, the plants eat the bugs! One well-known variety of bug-eating plants is the Venus flytrap.

This plant has a "mouth" at the end of its leaves. When small hairs called trichomes are touched by insects, the mouth snaps shut, trapping the insect.

Why does this plant eat bugs? It grows in soil that has few nutrients. Ants, beetles, grasshoppers, and spiders serve as a dietary supplement.

Venus flytraps are native to North and South Carolina in the United States. They are kept as interesting potted plants all over the world.

Perhaps the most famous, though fictional, specimen is Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors. In the original film, this people-eating plant was a cross between a Venus flytrap and a butterwort, another carnivorous plant.

In later versions, the character was an alien from outer space.

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The Venus flytrap is one of nearly 700 species of carnivorous plants. Others include the pitcher plant, cobra lily, butterwort, sundew, and bladderwort.

The Venus flytrap is unique, however, in that it actually moves to catch its prey.

Would you like to draw a cartoon of a Venus flytrap? This easy, step-by-cartoon plant drawing tutorial is here to show you how.

All you will need is a pencil, an eraser, and a sheet of paper. You may also wish to color your finished drawing.

If you liked this drawing tutorial, see also the following guides: Lily of the Valley drawing, Butterfly garden drawing, and Cartoon Spider drawing.

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