The pink and dwarf sundews, found in Big Thicket, have captivated naturalists for centuries—and insects cannot resist their ...

Scholars and schoolchildren alike have generally classified animals by the foods they eat: carnivores eat meat; browsers ...

When we picture beautiful plants, most of us think of bright flowers, green leaves, and tall stems. But not all plants fit ...

Julian Shepersky created his first genetically unique carnivorous plant as a sophomore at Albany High School. Now he has several hundred plants, which he has to leave behind when he goes to college.

Carnivorous plants, which prey on insects and other small animals, are fascinating, and some science fiction works feature carnivorous plants large enough to prey on humans.

The horror can only be seen in slow motion. When a fly touches the outstretched leaves of the Cape sundew, it quickly finds itself unable to take back to the air. The insect is trapped. Goopy mucilage ...

There are many surprises in nature, and certain plants have adapted to capture and eat animals in order to survive. These intriguing carnivorous plants capture their prey through special mechanisms. 7 ...

Scientists have found a carnivorous plant that grows prey-trapping contraptions underground. No other species of such a plant is known to science.

From the (in)famous Venus Flytrap to the deadly Cobra Lily, some fascinating plants have adapted to become carnivorous. Check out these 7 carnivorous plants that eat animals.

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 ...

While most often its animals that consume plants, the opposite is true in a unique group of plants classified as carnivorous. Reference to the latter often conjures up images from movies of some ...

Carnivorous plants prey on other animals [iStock] Anna Ajayi Carnivorous plants are interesting members of the plant world that have evolved to trap and digest animals, mostly insects, to survive.