Carnivorous plants have nutritional needs that may not otherwise be met in their environments, one reader explains ...

Carnivorous plants are some of the most interesting lifeforms in the world. While most plants rely solely on sunlight and water to survive, carnivorous plants additionally digest insects for added ...

One of only two plants worldwide that actively trap animal prey, the flytrap is at home in a surprisingly small patch of U.S. soil. Lynda Richardson As I slogged through black swamp water, the mud ...

Pity the poor fly that lands on a Venus flytrap. When the insect touches hair-like structures on this remarkable carnivorous plant, its trap snaps shut, dooming the victim to be digested over several ...

Charles Darwin spent years puzzling over how the Venus flytrap snaps shut its jaw-like leaves so fast; now, a French team says it has the answer. In a study published in Science, physicist Yoël ...