From sticky “flypaper” to lightning-fast suction, carnivorous plants have evolved various ingenious traps for finding the ...

Carnivorous pitcher plants attract ants with their sweet but toxic nectar, turning its flowers into a deadly trap.

Genlisea, or the “corkscrew” carnivorous plant, doesn’t wait above ground to hunt. Here’s how it traps tiny prey right ...

The horror can only be seen in slow motion. When a fly touches the outstretched leaves of the Cape sundew, it quickly finds itself unable to take back to the air. The insect is trapped. Goopy mucilage ...

The Venus flytrap Dionaea muscipula is the most sophisticated of the carnivorous plants. Its traps snap shut in a fraction of a second, imprisoning prey in a cage of teeth that line the edges of the ...

In Florida’s wetlands, the carnivorous pitcher plant is blurring the lines between predator and ally. Home to entire unique ecosystems, there are more to these ancient organisms than many realize. So ...

If you're looking for a plant that sits around all day, maybe carnivorous plants aren't for you. No - these plants are exciting and fun. Yes, like most plants, carnivorous species like the famous ...

Question: I was recently gifted a Venus fly trap plant and would like to know what other carnivorous plants are available. Also, do you have any tips on their care and maintenance? Answer: Yes! Venus ...

"American Horticultural Society Book Award Winner. Garden Writers Association of America Quill & Trowel Award Winner"--Cover. A previous edition of this work was published in the United States in ...

Plants that feed on meat and animal droppings have evolved at least ten times through evolutionary history Riley Black - Science Correspondent A Cape sundew wraps its sticky leaves around a helpless ...