Got bugs? Then you might want to get a Venus flytrap, a fascinating carnivorous (!) plant you can grow alongside all your other houseplants. This interesting little plant, native only to the bogs of ...

We found a dying carnivorous Venus flytrap on the clearance shelf while shopping. To revive her, we first started with removing all the dried leaves. Then we re-potted it into a terrarium. About half ...

Our state legislature’s unwillingness to work across the aisle has once again bled into the everyday lives of North Carolina residents. This time, the seeds of unrest come from the North Carolina ...

Most of us were probably a bit incredulous the first time we heard about the Venus flytrap: There’s such a thing as a carnivorous plant? One that actually can clench its jaw-like protuberance around ...

Boiling Spring Lakes is one of the only 'hot spots' for the Venus flytrap in North Carolina, and efforts of conservation for ...

THE FOREST — Those of us who watched the old TV series "When Animals Attack!" were conditioned from a young age to assume any animal could attack you at any moment. I mean, if enough videotaped ...

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 ...

Venus flytraps are carnivorous plants, and feed on live insects such as flies and spiders. While Venus flytraps can be grown indoors, they thrive outdoors in temperate climates. Venus flytraps prefer ...

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, ...