The United States of America is where the Venus fly trap has its origins.

The
Venus fly trap is a unique plant. It belongs to a group of plants called carnivorous
plants. These plants feed on insect. The Venus fly trap has a special mechanism by
which it traps its prey. This is how it works.
The trap contains nectar which attracts insect. The leaves of Venus' Flytrap
open wide and on them are short, stiff hairs called trigger or sensitive hairs. When
anything touches these hairs enough to bend them, the two lobes of the leaves snap
shut trapping whatever is inside. The trap will shut in less than a second. The trap
doesn't close all of the way at first. If the object isn't food, e.g., a stone, or a nut, the
trap will reopen in about twelve hours and 'spit' it out.
When the trap closes over food, the cilia, finger-like projections, keep larger
insects inside. In a few minutes the trap will shut tightly and form an air-tight seal in
order to keep the digestive fluids inside and bacteria out.
The trap constricts tightly around the insect and secretes digestive juices. It
dissolves the soft, inner parts of the insect, but not the tough, outer part called the
exoskeleton. At the end of the digestive process, which takes from five to twelve days,
the trap reabsorbs the digestive fluid and then reopens. The leftover parts of the
insect, the exoskeleton, blow away in the wind or are washed away by rain. The time it
takes for the trap to reopen depends on the size of the insect, temperature, the age of
the trap, and the number of times it has gone through this process.
The Venus Fly trap prefers tropical weather and so it is found in places like
South America. It is often used by people to catch the annoying insects that fly around
their houses.