Butterworts and sundews attract insects with glistening leaves, then secrete an adhesive to trap them in place. Bladderworts work similarly to Venus flytraps.

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.

S. charybdis may have used its appendages to trap potential victims, but instead of devouring its prey, the wasp likely held it down in order to deposit its eggs inside.

Venus fly traps are one of nature’s most interesting plants as they’re one of the few that’s carnivorous, meaning they actually eat living creatures. However, despite being plants, the ...

Researchers near California waters found an elusive, deep sea "mystery" mollusk that operates as a Venus fly trap far below depth. The creature is also spectacularly bioluminescent with a vivid ...

Deep-sea researchers have discovered a strange glowing sea slug off the coast of California that lives in the water column — unlike most other species of its kind.

A new mural of terrariums full of Venus fly traps, ferns and succulents will be coming to Burnaby’s Kensington overpass. City council approved $7,000 at a council meeting this week for a mural by ...

Venus fly traps are one of nature’s most interesting plants as they’re one of the few that’s carnivorous, meaning they actually eat living creatures. However, despite being plants, the ...

Everything you need to know before adding the carnivorous plant to your home. Taking care of a Venus fly trap is easy, if you know how.

Venus Fire Traps (sometimes called Fire Piranha) are a variety of Piranha Plant with the ability to spew out fireballs. They usually hide in pipes like their normal counterparts but have been seen ...

Conversely, in nature, buckling often serves a desirable function, such as in the prey-trapping mechanism of the Venus fly trap (Dionaea muscipula). This paper investigates the buckling-enabled sound ...

SALES of John Lewis’s Venus flytrap plush toy — based on the store’s Christmas ad — flopped because it terrified kids. Staff were even moaned at by customers when they tried to give the £ ...