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ELI5: How do Venus Flytraps digest?

My only guess is they break food down with some secretion, but I really haven't a clue.
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They secrete digestive enzymes. Interestingly enough, the digestive action of venus fly traps seem to have come from defenses against insects that were co-opted into carnivory. Jasmonic acid, which is used in other plants to activate defense mechanisms, is used by the venus fly trap to activate digestion.