Here we see the pitcher plant Nepenthes macrophylla with animal droppings stuck on the side of its tubular trap. A group of former carnivorous plants have given up catching creepy crawlies and instead ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. TIME AND AGAIN, plants have evolved the ability to eat animals ...

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 ...

One of Georgia’s notorious meat-eating plants surprised a group of elementary school students during a dissection by revealing it was still digesting a lizard. Georgia DNR photo One of Georgia’s ...

Scientists at the University of Bristol have uncovered the deadly workings of a carnivorous plant. In the steaming jungles of Borneo, plants have evolved innumerable tricks to help them survive and ...

Sarracenia pitcher plants typically live in bogs in the southeastern United States. Dupont et al., 2023, Plos One, under CC-BY 4.0 Carnivorous pitcher plants seem like something straight out of a ...

A study suggests that pitcher plants tailor the smells they produce to woo particular kinds of insects. By Veronique Greenwood Pitcher plants supplement their diets with this one strange trick: eating ...

Former bug-eating plants, which evolved to feed on animal droppings instead, have a more nutritious diet than their carnivorous cousins, a new study finds. When you purchase through links on our site, ...