Watch a carnivorous Venus flytrap growing and eating before your eyes in this time-lapse. A dormant flytrap was planted into ...

The Venus fly trap (Dionaea muscipula) captivates with its clever approach to survival, thriving in the coastal wetlands of North and South Carolina. This remarkable plant is not only known for its ...

The traps' insides are lined with red glands (a) that work like a plant 'stomach' after a prey is caught. The glands secrete a digestive enzyme. This secretory mechanism was shown at the vesicle level ...

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 ...

What has no brain, no nervous system, and not even nerves, yet acts as if it has reflexes? The answer is a Venus fly trap. This famous carnivorous plant captures insects and other small animals – and ...