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Trap door A small opening into the bladder of bladderworts ( spp.) the function of which is to open and suck prey into the bladder when the trigger hairs (= trigger trichomes) are touched by the prey. The prey are then decomposed and the nutrients released are assimilated by the plant. Bladders of Utricularia intermedia. Photo by S.A. Mori.