Pitcher plants (Nepenthes spp.), also known as tropical pitcher plants or Asian pitcher plants, are colorful carnivorous plants that feed on insects by capturing them in cup-shaped structures that ...

In the realm of botany, certain plants have developed in ways contrary to our imagination. While the majority depend on photosynthesis and nutrients from the soil, a special group called carnivorous ...

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 ...

Illegally introduced purple pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea), also known as the northern pitcher plant, turtle socks, or side-saddle flower, growing in the wild in Dorset, UK. This carnivorous ...

Watch how a carnivorous trumpet pitcher is growing, eating, and digesting insects in this 4K time-lapse video.

The reasoning behind these rules makes sense once you know the unique natural history of carnivorous plants. Although the most well-known carnivorous plant, the Venus flytrap, is native only to a ...

Possessing more than two complete sets of chromosomes can be a hindrance to long-term survival of a plant lineage, yet scientists are also finding evidence it’s likely behind some evolutionary ...

Carnivorous plants look like botanical oddities, but their behavior is not a gimmick. It is a precise evolutionary solution to surviving where soil offers almost nothing.