It’s hard not to relate to the little insects that carnivorous plants like the Cape sundew, Venus flytraps and pitcher plants ...

Sarracenia pitcher plants, found in eastern North America, look like trumpet-shaped flowers. But the “flowers” are modified leaves that form a cup containing digestive enzymes and entrap insects.

Carnivorous plants are some of the most fascinating species in nature. Plants like Venus flytraps, pitcher plants, sundews, and others get their nutrients by catching flying insects with sticky ...

Julian Shepersky created his first genetically unique carnivorous plant as a sophomore at Albany High School. Now he has several hundred plants, which he has to leave behind when he goes to college.

Carnivorous pitcher plants use a sweet-smelling nectar to lure in potential prey, which can slip on the smooth surfaces and fall into the fluid-filled tubular pitchers where they become trapped.

Pitcher plants are increasingly at risk from habitat loss, climate change, and the exotic plant trade. Photograph by Thomas Peschak, Nat Geo Image Collection 4th of July Sale - 25% OFF!

Deep in the Bornean rainforest, a small woolly bat curls up for a nap inside of a carnivorous plant, designed by nature to devour insects that dare cross its path. So why isn't the bat on the menu?

The US Botanic Garden's carnivorous plant collection features sticky traps, digestive juices, and sweet-smelling lures.

Kugan cited examples such as the dipterocarp (timber) which are being logged and harvested while high horticultural demand ...

Carnivorous plants have no reason to grow to horror film sizes because they are already living on adaptation’s edge, borrowing what they need from another kingdom of life as they huddle in the ...