To find out how often we should scan the flytrap we needed to know how long it took for it to digest a fly. A quick internet search found many helpful websites about Venus flytraps. I have put a few links at the bottom of this post.
A flytrap digests a fly in 5-12 days. This gives us a range but we don't know exactly how long it will take in our case. We decided to scan the flytrap every 3 days after it trapped the fly until the trap opened again. If the flytrap digested the fly quickly, e.g. in 5 days, this means we would have a scan half way through the digestion process.
http://www.livescience.com/15910-venus-flytrap-carnivorous.html
https://www.flytrapcare.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Venus_Flytrap
http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/botany/venus-flytrap4.htm
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