Venus fly trap3 (IMAGE) Linköping University Caption The newly developed measuring device consists of a film with many electrodes in it, so thin that it can follow the curvature of the plant´s lobes. It allows researchers to measure the electrical signal in the lobe. Credit Thor Balkhed/Linköping University Usage Restrictions The contents may be downloaded, used and shared in media channels by, for example, journalists, bloggers, writers, pundits, etc., for purposes of communication, description and commenting on your press release, post or information, on the condition that the contents are used unchanged and in their entirety. The creator must be specified to the extent and in the manner required by good publishing practice (which means, among other things, that the photographer of any photographs must nearly always be specified). License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.