Abstract
Constricting ring traps can be sprung by exposure to dilute alcohol solutions and even by the vapours of higher alcohols. The greater the lipid solubility of the alcohol, the lower the concentration required to spring 100% of treated traps. This implies first that their primary action is at the plasma membrane, and second that some traps in a population are more reactive than others. Over 80% of traps could be activated between pH 5.5 and 8.2 suggesting an adaptation to permit prey capture even in unfavourable micro-environments.
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