San Diego researchers have isolated the biological mechanism that allows Venus flytraps to catch their living animal prey. The information may have applications for humans. Researchers at the Salk ...

These carnivorous plants generate tiny magnetic signals when they clamp down on insects. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The ...

The carnivorous Venus flytrap plant can snap its clamshell leaves around an insect in less than a second. But how? Unlike animals, plants have no muscles or brains. And plants are not known for their ...

Of all the wild places across the globe, a 100-mile radius around Wilmington extending to Fayetteville is the only natural home to the Venus flytrap. This remarkable, carnivorous plant snaps its ...

Q. I have heard that it is illegal to remove the little carnivorous plants called Venus flytraps from the wild. Are they protected by state wildlife agencies or the Endangered Species Act? A. Last ...

Venus' flytraps could soon become extinct because of poor management, a College of Charleston biology instructor said. Poaching, loss of habit and wildfire suppression have caused the plants, which ...

CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. — Park ranger Jesse Anderson leads dozens of people on a weekly hike in North Carolina to see some of the most unique living things in the world — plants that supplement the ...

It’s not uncommon for robot-building engineers to take inspiration from one of Mother Nature’s designs, but this might be the first time we’ve seen one of her creations, a Venus flytrap plant, used to ...

Meat-hungry plants such as this Venus flytrap will be on display at the Carnivorous Plants Show & Sale June 19-20 at Sherman Library & Gardens. Just don't get too close.... (Myung J. Chun / Los ...

Thousands of Venus flytraps and other carnivorous plants are growing at a new Hartland Township nursery. Killer Plant Co. started as an online business and opened a new brick-and-mortar store late ...