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 ...

How and why does botanical carnivory keep evolving? How and why does botanical carnivory keep evolving? It turns out that when any of the basic things that most plants need aren’t there, some plants ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Carnivorous plants come in a variety of shapes and colors—and it ...

In a recent article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Qianshi Lin from the University of British Columbia in Canada and colleagues report finding a new lineage of ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Possessing more than two complete sets of chromosomes can be a hindrance to long-term survival of a plant lineage, yet scientists are also finding evidence it’s likely behind some ...

There’s a new flesh-eating flower in the plant kingdom. The carnivorous cutie is the first of its kind identified in 20 years — despite the white flower’s prevalence throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Researchers have shown that the shape, size, and geometry of carnivorous pitcher plants determines the type of prey they trap. Researchers at the University of Oxford's Botanic Garden and the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Many people have a gleeful fascination with carnivorous plants, be that a Venus flytrap, pitcher plant, monkey cup or sundew. There’s something mysterious ...

Carnivorous plants’ peculiar strategies for snagging live prey have long captured the public imagination. But even within this strange group, in which food-trapping mechanisms have evolved multiple ...

Grow carnivorous pitcher plants indoors and your guests will never forget them! These ferocious beauties are easily identified by modified leaves that bear an uncomfortable similarity to male anatomy.

That this perennial wildflower digests trapped insects suggests that other plants’ appetites for animals may be overlooked. By Asher Elbein This wildflower looks innocent. Found in wetlands not far ...