. Cell intelligence; the cause of growth, heredity and instinctive actions, illustrating that the cell is a conscious, intelligent being, and, by reason thereof, plans and builds all plants and animals in the same manner that man constructs houses, railroads and other structures . hing plants thatgrows in the bogs and swamps of South Carolina. It iscalled Venus Fly Trap. This plant, which has roots andobtains nourishment from the ground and air like otherplants, can manufacture its own food from the earth, airand water like other plants by the aid of sunlight and doesnot need flies and insects
. Cell intelligence; the cause of growth, heredity and instinctive actions, illustrating that the cell is a conscious, intelligent being, and, by reason thereof, plans and builds all plants and animals in the same manner that man constructs houses, railroads and other structures . hing plants thatgrows in the bogs and swamps of South Carolina. It iscalled Venus Fly Trap. This plant, which has roots andobtains nourishment from the ground and air like otherplants, can manufacture its own food from the earth, airand water like other plants by the aid of sunlight and doesnot need flies and insects for food. It catches insects asa mere pastime, sport and luxury. The fly trap is the THE LIVlNa STRUCTURES 167 most scientifically built structure that could be conceivedto effect the purpose for which it is made. It opens andcloses just like the jaws of a steel trap. The trap is builtout at the end of the leaf showing that it was a later ideaconceived by the builders of the plant after having firstlived for ages without this trap. The idea of catching afly now and then for food or sport or amusement musthave arisen in the minds of the builders of this plant. Thecomplete fly trap must have been first conceived by thebuilders before they could have entered upon the work of. Fig. 35.—Venus fly-trsp. putting it together. One botanist describes it in the fol-lowing language: This plant called the Venus Fly Trapgrows only in the peet bogs on a narrow strip of countryon the east coast of North America. The peculiarity ofthe plant lies in its leaves. The leaf stalk has become flat-tened out so as to be leaf like, while the blade proper hasbecome edged with teeth and has moreover six sharp littlebristles standing straight up three on each side of themidrib. These midribs are sense organs. Touch one everso lightly and the halves of the leaves on which they areplaced close up together abruptly just like the slamming 168 CELL INTELLIGENCE THE CAUSE OF EVOLUTION to of a volume, the midr
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