Carnivorous plants flip the rules of the food chain by trapping insects and small animals to extract valuable nutrients that the plants can't absorb from the soil. Not only does this alien-looking ...

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 ...

The Venus flytrap Dionaea muscipula is the most sophisticated of the carnivorous plants. Its traps snap shut in a fraction of a second, imprisoning prey in a cage of teeth that line the edges of the ...

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

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 ...

The flora of Earth can be pretty, poisonous, tasty, and even carnivorous. Carnivorous plants have been around since ancient times, evidenced by the recent discovery of fossilized remains that are at ...

Carnivorous plants haven’t have the best media representation. The 1986 cult classic Little Shop of Horrors depicted these hungry little darlings as bloodthirsty beasts, which isn’t entirely ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Carnivorous plants seem like the ultimate flora. Not content with ...

Wilkes-Barre Academy teacher Theresa Celestine and her husband, Dr. Jeremy Celestine, applied for and were awarded a grant to ...