The trap of an insect-eating Nepenthes pitcher plant, swarming with nectar-collecting ants. Research from the University of Bristol, UK, has found that, by 'switching off' its traps for part of ...

Thousands of carnivorous and rare tropical plants are hidden inside greenhouses on a dusty Hill Country road. For the first ...

An insect lands on the open leaves of a Venus flytrap plant, drawn to an appealing scent. It noses around and accidentally brushes one of the trap’s trigger hairs. An action potential shoots across ...

it has long been a mystery why mature plants have seemingly ineffective and dry traps up to eight hours a day. To examine the apparent disadvantage of this adaptation, which is nevertheless common ...

Here's how to make your own carnivorous plant terrarium, including what and how to feed these hungry plants. Terrariums provide an attractive way to display plants that trap insects as their food ...

Carnivorous plants are interesting members of the plant world that have evolved to trap and digest animals, mostly insects, to survive. These plants thrive in places where the soil is poor in ...

“A carnivorous plant is essentially any plant which is able to trap and digest insects," explained David. "Some will just trap them so these are semi-carniverous.” Some of the plants, normally ...

This story appears in the March 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. A hungry fly darts through the pines in North Carolina. Drawn by what seems like the scent of nectar from a flowerlike ...

If you’ve ever wanted to experience a tiny slice of life from a bug’s vantage point, now’s your chance. The University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum hosts “Savage Gardens: The ...