It is easy to feel sorry for the small bugs that end up as lunch for hunters like the Cape sundew, Venus flytraps, and ...

A study suggests that pitcher plants tailor the smells they produce to woo particular kinds of insects. By Veronique Greenwood Pitcher plants supplement their diets with this one strange trick: eating ...

Carnivorous plants look like botanical oddities, but their behavior is not a gimmick. It is a precise evolutionary solution ...

Sarracenia pitcher plants, found in bogs throughout eastern North America, look like trumpet-shaped flowers, often in purplish or reddish hues. But looks can be deceiving. The striking “flowers” are ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. TIME AND AGAIN, plants have evolved the ability to eat animals ...

Carnivorous plants flip the rules of the food chain by trapping insects and small animals to extract valuable nutrients that the plants can't absorb from the soil. Not only does this alien-looking ...

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

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Carnivorous plants come in a variety of shapes and colors—and it ...

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A new kind of greenery is taking root in the Triad, and it bites! Carnivorous Plants by Kenny Coogan, Winston-Salem’s largest carnivorous plant nursery, will make its debut at ...