My traps turned black! Is my plant going to die?
It is entirely normal for a healthy plant to have dead traps. Traps normally die because of digestion rot, although old age will kill them off too. In general, the healthier your plant is the less likely your traps are to die. But don’t worry about it too much, dead traps are natural.
Those black, hideous looking skeleton filled traps are a part of your plants eco-system, so there’s no reason other than for cosmetic purposes that you should remove them. Sometimes I clip them off with a pair of scissors to get them out of the way of knew growth, but I always leave the leaves in the pot as a bit of natural nutrients for them. You can remove them from the pot if you really want though.
Small black spots are common after digestion of prey.