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 ...

They are often very muddy. Venus fly traps have leaves that close, surround and catch insects. Pitcher plants have cylindrical leaves with fluid at the bottom to trap insects that fall in.

They are often very muddy. Venus fly traps have leaves that close, surround and catch insects. Pitcher plants have cylindrical leaves with fluid at the bottom to trap insects that fall in.

No fertilizer is needed as carnivorous plants get needed nutrients from the insects they trap or live mealworms, crickets and rehydrated blood worms that you can purchase at the pet store.

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

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 ...

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 ...