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 ...

Peggy Singlemann visits Dr. Phil Sheridan at Meadowview Biological Research Station in Woodford to learn about pitcher plants and explore a rare gravel bog ecosystem where these unique native plants ...

It’s only recently, thanks to advances in molecular biology, that scientists have been able to learn more about how carnivorous plants work. While most plants are food themselves, carnivorous plants ...

There is something so intriguing about carnivorous plants, and having them in your home or garden is certainly a talking point (and a unique way to get rid of flies that annoy you). One popular ...

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 ...

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 ...

MENTION CARNIVOROUS PLANTS and chances are likely that someone will say, “Feed me, Seymour,” the kitschy refrain sung by Audrey II, a plant that feeds on humans, in the musical “Little Shop of Horrors ...