this is when you can start feeding your Venus fly trap live insects again. Whilst these plants are renowned for their carnivorous diet and may not be on the list of the best indoor plants for your ...

A hungry fly darts through the pines in North ... Sophisticated chemistry helps make the pitcher a death trap. Nepenthes rafflesiana, a pitcher plant that grows in jungles on Borneo, produces ...

Carnivorous plants have developed a terrific array of weird and wonderful adaptations that help them flourish in nutrient-poor environments. Enter the world of predatory plants (if you dare) and ...

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 ...

4. The Butterwort If you prefer your plants with a simple look, the butterwort is a perfect choice. This plant’s leaves are ...

The pitcher plant Nepenthes x ventrata is gorgeous and popular with horticulturists, but it’s deadly for the insects that fall into the trap for which it is named. Yet the enzymes in the digestive ...