Looking for ways to get rid of insects bugging you at home? Carnivorous plants could be an environmentally friendly way to help manage your insect problem. Most of these plants in nature live in ...

The horror can only be seen in slow motion. When a fly touches the outstretched leaves of the Cape sundew, it quickly finds itself unable to take back to the air. The insect is trapped. Goopy mucilage ...

Pitcher plants are easy to propagate and turn into new plants. They should be propagated roughly every three years to keep ...

A PREVIOUSLY unknown species of carnivorous pitcher plant found only in Palawan has been flagged as critically endangered, after scientists documented an extremely small and fragile population ...

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

Carnivorous plants have fed our imaginations since the dawn of our time. Charles Darwin called the most popular variety, the Venus flytrap, the “most wonderful plant on earth.” Even the film The ...

Anna: They snap, they trap, they stick, and they suck. This is the bizarre world of carnivorous plants—leafy creatures that eat everything from insects, to crustaceans, to mammals. I’m Anna, and this ...

Godfrey’s butterworts have leaves coated with small hairs that secrete sticky mucilage, which insects mistake for water or nectar. When the insect gets trapped, the edge of the leaf slowly rolls over ...

Petunias and potatoes may actually be carnivorous plants, scientists now suggest. Indeed, carnivorous behavior may be far more widespread in plants than commonly thought — if we take a closer look, ...

A ground squirrel with cheeks stuffed with nuts, seeds or grains is a common sight. But a new study provides the first evidence that California ground squirrels also hunt, kill and eat voles. The ...

New research has found approximately a quarter of carnivorous plant species across the world may be at risk of extinction due to global climate change, illegal poaching, and the clearing of land for ...

Carnivorous Plant Fossil Rare fossils of a carnivorous plant have been found preserved in a piece of Baltic amber. The find has shed light on the origins of a plant that traps its food using leaves ...