The subject of many jungle-based action movies, a hit musical (see Little Shop of Horrors) and even the 2023 John Lewis ...

Venus fly traps should be kept in environments where daytime temperatures hover between 70°F and 95°F (21°C to 35°C). Nighttime temperatures should not drop below 40°F ...

Venus fly trap, Dionaea muscipula, a predatory plant that can count. If an insect touches two of the small hairs in the leaf surface within 20 seconds, the trap snaps shut.

Paris - American and French scientists believed they have explained how one of nature's marvels, the Venus flytrap, snaps shut to snare its victims. The plant - described by Charles Darwin as "one of ...

This ancient ‘Venus fly-trap’ wasp used its butt to kill. S. carybdis is named after a mythical Greek sea monster that ate unsuspecting sailors. By Andrew Paul. Published Mar 26, 2025 9:00 PM EDT.

In the Venus fly trap, jasmonate doubles as a carnivory hormone. It primes the gland cells in the trap to start making digestive enzymes, which they finally do once they detect a fifth electrical ...

The small Venus fly trap, for example, thrives in a very small native range in the Carolinas. A noteworthy giant of carnivorous plants is the Nepenthes rajah, a large, rare plant that grows in Borneo.

Conservationists are pushing for the Venus fly trap to be South Carolina's official carnivorous plant, joining other official items such as the state bird (Carolina Wren), state opera (Porgy and ...