Carnivorous plants flip the rules of the food chain by trapping insects and small animals to extract valuable nutrients that the plants can't absorb from the soil. Not only does this alien-looking ...

You may not have considered using houseplants to rid your home of bugs, but some common herbs and other plants can act as natural repellents. As a bonus, these plants add visual charm to your home and ...

Carnivorous plants feed on insects and use a variety of sneaky and sometimes gruesome ways to lure, trap and devour their prey. Question: I was recently gifted a Venus fly trap plant and would like to ...

The Venus flytrap Dionaea muscipula is the most sophisticated of the carnivorous plants. Its traps snap shut in a fraction of a second, imprisoning prey in a cage of teeth that line the edges of the ...

Carnivorous plants comprise a fascinating group that has evolved elaborate mechanisms to secure nutrients in environments where soils are often deficient. Their diverse trapping structures—from ...

The Mid-Atlantic Carnivorous Plant Society's inaugural plant show Oct. 11 at Haverford College will feature rare, meat-hungry ...

Plants that feed on meat and animal droppings have evolved at least ten times through evolutionary history Riley Black - Science Correspondent A Cape sundew wraps its sticky leaves around a helpless ...

Plants and animals are often seen as fundamentally different, with animals displaying mobility and sensory acuity, while plants remain stationary, relying on photosynthesis for survival. However, ...

5 EYEWITNESS NEWS is covering every aspect of the Great Minnesota Get-Together. There is a lot to see at the Agriculture, Horticulture Building along Underwood Street and Judson Avenue, from crop art, ...

A free plant show and sale in Baton Rouge will bring together specialty plants and plant lovers at the Fall Plant Society Jamboree on Saturday. It will be held from 8 a.m. to noon at 12655 South ...