In this video, a Venus flytrap is tested against a black widow spider to determine the outcome of their encounter. The video ...

Watch a carnivorous Venus flytrap growing and eating before your eyes in this time-lapse. A dormant flytrap was planted into ...

Venus flytraps are carnivorous plants, so in addition to the right watering schedule, you should supplement their nutrition ...

Audrey II, the giant carnivorous plant with the smooth singing voice in the musical “Little Shop of Horrors,” is one of the most famous puppets on the planet. When University of Houston alumni Afsaneh ...

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As previously reported, the Venus flytrap attracts its prey with a pleasing fruity scent. When an insect lands on a leaf, it ...

Plants lack nerves, yet they can sensitively detect touch from other organisms. In the Venus flytrap, highly sensitive sensory hairs act as tactile sensing organs; when touched twice in quick ...

Carnivorous plants are a fascinating part of the natural world, especially species like the Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) that rely on what is effectively a spring-loaded trap to ensnare ...

In the United States, Venus fly traps are only native to North and South Carolina. The root of this prey-catching technique is a chemical ion channel named DmMSL10 that surrounds the base of a Venus ...