In “Insectivorous Plants” (1875) Charles Darwin said of the Venus flytrap, “From the rapidity ... form two halves of a trap ...

Carnivorous plants flip the rules of the food chain by trapping insects and small animals to extract valuable nutrients that ...

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plants generally don't come to mind. After all, they're typically at the bottom of the food chain. But the Carolinas are home to one vicious vegetable: The Venus flytrap. Using its famous trap ...

For Venus flytraps to actually eat insects ... But even if the poaching of carnivorous plants can be halted (a very big if), they will continue to suffer from other assaults.

Scientists have characterised the movement of the Venus flytrap's aquatic cousin in detail for the first time. The carnivorous Aldrovanda vesiculosa, also known as the waterwheel plant ...

Find out how to care for Venus fly trap (also known by its scientific name Dionaea muscipula) and these useful little house ...

Discover the astonishing world of plants that mimic animal behavior. From carnivorous sundews and Venus flytraps trapping insects to pitcher plants luring prey with deceptive scents, these ...

John Lewis has become the latest big name brand to ... Alfie, who plants his own Christmas tree - only to find it grows into a carnivorous Venus flytrap called Snapper. But his family eventually ...