Malformed Venus flytrap

Here is a deformity that I have only observed on ‘Akai Ryu’ so far. Three traps on this same plant are currently affected.

As the cilia are positioned inside the trap, it is completely ineffective, although it is still active (it closes).

Malformations of the traps on Dionaea muscipula are not uncommon. More frequent in certain cultivars, they result from stress, often caused by sudden temperature fluctuations, for example between day and night.