Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. N. macrophylla with animal droppings in its tube-shaped trap. Here we see the pitcher plant Nepenthes macrophylla with animal ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. While the carnivorous cravings of most flesh-eating plants are limited to small insects, one exception is the pitcher plant. It can consume ...

When you think of predators, plants likely aren’t the first things that come to mind. Yet, in the fascinating world of carnivorous plants, some species have evolved remarkable ways to capture and ...

Plants are often seen as quiet and passive, just standing still and turning sunlight into energy. But some plants are very different; they have learned to catch and eat animals to survive. These are ...

World Bog Day was celebrated around the world on July 23. I celebrated by hiking to an Alaskan bog, or muskeg, as they are colloquially known. This particular bog surrounded a small lake that was ...

The reasoning behind these rules makes sense once you know the unique natural history of carnivorous plants. Although the most well-known carnivorous plant, the Venus flytrap, is native only to a ...

In Florida’s wetlands, the carnivorous pitcher plant is blurring the lines between predator and ally. Home to entire unique ecosystems, there are more to these ancient organisms than many realize. So ...