Carnivorous plants consume other living creatures for their food. Learn facts about growing Venus flytraps, pitcher plants ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Carnivorous plants comprise a fascinating group that has evolved elaborate mechanisms to secure nutrients in environments where soils are often deficient. Their diverse trapping structures—from ...

In Florida’s wetlands the carnivorous pitcher plant is blurring the lines between predator and ally. In Florida’s wetlands, the carnivorous pitcher plant is blurring the lines between predator and ...

PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON / The sumptuous wine-red leaves of the Northern pitcher plant are extremely attractive and potentially deadly to insects. Note the downward-pointing “hairs” on the lid of the ...

Carnivorous pitcher plants attract ants with their sweet but toxic nectar, turning its flowers into a deadly trap.

Forest officials and researchers have identified rare carnivorous plants thriving deep within the sanctuary. The discovery ...