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Ever wonder what those latin names meant?

Yes, muscipula = mousetrap
mus = mouse
capere = to catch

musca = fly, so flytrap would be muscicipula

Martin
 
I've seen that website before, it's really good, but there's one problem..........THEY DON'T LIST THE NAME SPECTABILIS!
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LOL!
I'm pretty sure it means spectacular, or something like that.
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spectabilis
La. - visible, noteworthy
a noteworthy plant

ok i copied and pasted what your users names mean
 
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