Development is limiting the slim population of wild Venus flytraps, found only in NC and SC. Film shows what's being done to ...

“Carnivory is primarily an adaptation for plants to get nutrients in low nutrient environments,” says Coogan. Carnivorous ...

The Venus flytrap looks like an ordinary plant, but its leaves hide one of nature's most disturbing hunting mechanisms. When ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. a pot of venus fly trap plants on a table The Venus fly trap (Dionaea muscipula) captivates with its clever approach to survival, ...

Inside the leaves of a Venus flytrap are thin sensory hairs. If an insect touches one just once, it usually doesn't close.

June 11 (Reuters) - Pity the poor fly that lands on a Venus flytrap. When the insect touches hair-like structures on this remarkable carnivorous plant, its trap snaps shut, dooming the victim to be ...

The Venus flytrap can survive in the nutrient-poor swamps of North and South Carolina because it compensates for the lack of nitrogen, phosphate and minerals by catching and eating insects. It hunts ...

There aren’t many plants kids would name as their favorite. It’s probably a pretty short list that includes classics like roses, Christmas trees, and, of course, the perennial favorite: the Venus ...

As far as plants go, Venus flytraps are pretty hardcore. After attracting its prey with a fruity scent and trapping it inside its leaves, the flytrap slowly digests the insect for 5 to 12 days, ...

Venus flytraps have a reputation for being tricky to care for, but that’s partly because you can’t treat them like other houseplants, especially when it comes to watering them. So how should you water ...

KAIST researchers have developed an ion-based soft material inspired by the Venus flytrap that senses approaching charged ...

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