Q. Most examples of unusual wildlife are animals. What plants do you think are notable or at least interesting in some way?

The vase-shaped pitcher plants operate in a passive but uncompromising manner, digesting hapless insects that venture over ...

Horticulturist Kenny Coogan will debut his collection of carnivorous plants. His new nursery is now the largest of its kind ...

Discover how cape sundew plants growing and eating insects in this epic time-lapse. Sundew seeds were planted in a pot with ...

In the dense jungles and bogs of the world, some plants have taken a radically different evolutionary path. These carnivorous ...

Discover 7 fascinating carnivorous plants with unique traps that catch and digest insects for survival in nutrient-poor ...

I’ve smashed five or six of the little beasts every day and they still keep landing on me or buzz around my face. Apparently they like the hot and humid weather we’ve been enduring the last two or ...

The plant’s trap snaps shut on insects by sensing two touches on trigger hairs within 20-30 seconds, ensuring it only closes for real prey. This rapid snapping is among the fastest plant movements.

Learn how California farmers are using beneficial insects, like predatory spider mites, to save their strawberry crops.

Bonus question: ‘Can plants eat things besides bugs?’ Sometimes people wonder if carnivorous plants can eat other types of meat, besides insects. Although insects (mainly ants) make up the majority of ...

Add the otherworldly beauty and drama of carnivorous plants to your garden with these perennial varieties that are hardy in the Pacific Northwest.

You Can Find the Carnivorous Plant Charles Darwin Was Obsessed With in a Texas Park The pink and dwarf sundews, found in Big Thicket, have captivated naturalists for centuries—and insects cannot ...