Out of the hundreds of species of carnivorous plants found across the planet, none attract quite as much fascination as the Venus flytrap. The plants are native to just a small section of North ...

Ask anyone what a Venus flytrap is, and most will reply with a brief description of a carnivorous plant that eats unsuspecting insects. While a significant portion of the population knows of the Venus ...

The Venus flytrap is different from most plants. It has a special diet made up largely of meat. The carnivorous plant feeds mostly on small invertebrates such as spiders and ants that it liquifies ...

Many flowering plants are in happy, mutually beneficial relationships with animals that suck up sweet nectar from their blooms and, in exchange, carry their pollen to far-off plants, allowing them to ...

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While most people are familiar with Venus flytraps and their snapping jaws, there is still a lot that scientists don't know about the biology of these carnivorous plants. Researchers have for the ...

North Carolina’s iconic bug-eating plant – the Venus flytrap – knows which bugs not to eat in order to be pollinated, according to a Feb. 8 story in National Geographic. Researchers have for the first ...

Poking their snapping jaws up from flowerpots across the globe, the curious nature of Venus flytraps and their carnivorous diets bites at every child's imagination. Although familiar in our own homes, ...

The Venus flytrap is one of the world’s most iconic plants, partially in thanks to the 1986 cult classic Little Shop of Horrors. But while we all know Venus flytraps don’t eat people, few people know ...

The Macy’s Flower Show has landed — and it’s out of this world. Launching Sunday is the department store’s 70th annual botanical bonanza. And this year, the place is all about space, as some 2 million ...

What is a Venus fly trap? The Venus fly trap is a carnivorous plant that is native to North and South Carolina. The plant gets its name from its ability to trap and eat flies and other small insects.