Re: What happens when a Sudnew captures an insect
Maybe what you saw is the entire process i.e. the tentacle moves all the way to touch the prey. A healthy plant takes about only a second to move its tentacle up. It's fun to feed the D. burmannii. 
Is this the vid you saw?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC5th-GNe44
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