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 ...

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 ...

There's an old saying that everything in Australia wants to eat you – and this apparently includes plants, with the island a global hotbed of carnivorous species. Now, scientists have made a ...

When you think of predators, plants likely aren’t the first things that come to mind. Yet, in the fascinating world of carnivorous plants, some species have evolved remarkable ways to capture and ...

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 ...

Carnivorous plants are unique species that have adapted to survive in nutrient-poor environments by capturing and digesting insects and other small organisms. Instead of relying solely on the soil for ...

Discusses life processes of several types of carnivorous plants including venus flytraps, bladderworts, and sundews. Includes instructions for cultivating these plants in flower pots.

WASHINGTON — For more than a century, the small garden in the back of Elizabeth Krentzman's Georgetown row house has amused and served its succession of owners. But never quite like this.Krentzman has ...