trampas

In Spanish, trampas means traps. The term covers devices or methods designed to capture, restrain, or deceive a target, including animals, people, or objects. Traps are used in hunting, pest control, wildlife management, security, sport, and warfare, and they can occur in natural settings as ecological strategies.

Historically, trap systems appear across cultures, from simple snares and pitfall traps to more complex triggering mechanisms. They have evolved with technology, ethics, and regulation, balancing efficiency with safety and welfare concerns and prompting greater scrutiny of who or what may be harmed.

Common types include mechanical traps that activate a closing or restraining action; live or cage traps that capture without killing; pit traps that exploit falls or entanglement; and adhesive or net traps used to immobilize smaller animals or pests. In pest control and conservation, traps are often chosen to monitor populations, relocate animals, or reduce damage, with emphasis on minimizing suffering and non-target captures.

Booby traps are devices intended to injure or kill, typically concealed and triggered by unwary individuals. They are associated with warfare and criminal activity, and their use is heavily regulated or prohibited in many jurisdictions due to civilian risk.

Certain plants have natural trapping mechanisms, known as carnivorous plants, such as Venus flytrap, sundews, and pitcher plants, which capture prey with specialized leaves or structures. The term trampas also appears in literature and popular culture as a metaphor for deceit or trickery.