Looking to introduce more unique plants into your collection? The Venus fly trap is a great option, although you might want to learn how to care for it before you take the leap. Venus fly traps ...

An insect lands on the open leaves of a Venus flytrap plant, drawn to an appealing scent. It noses around and accidentally brushes one of the trap’s trigger hairs. An action potential shoots across ...

Thousands of carnivorous and rare tropical plants are hidden inside greenhouses on a dusty Hill Country road. For the first ...

Venus flytraps: This classic carnivorous plant snaps its jaws shut around unsuspecting insects.They don't require as much humidity as other carnivorous plants, so they're better suited to open ...

plants generally don't come to mind. After all, they're typically at the bottom of the food chain. But the Carolinas are home to one vicious vegetable: The Venus flytrap. Using its famous trap ...

The magnetic chomp of a Venus flytrap—and more science dispatches The magnetic chomp of a Venus flytrap—and more science dispatches Read Venus Flytraps Have Surprising Pollinators ...

For Venus flytraps to actually eat insects, he declared, would go "against the order of nature as willed by God." The plants only catch insects by accident, he reasoned, and once a hapless bug ...

The nutrients Venus flytrap's gain from catching and digesting insects will supplement their diet and benefit the plant’s development, but is not necessary for its survival. Dear Master Gardener ...

If you’ve ever wanted to experience a tiny slice of life from a bug’s vantage point, now’s your chance. The University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum hosts “Savage Gardens: The ...

The Gaffney Garden Club met Tuesday, January 14, at the Administration Building in downtown Gaffney. Josh Moss and Hector Montes, owners of Hector’s Garden, gave a lively presentation about the ...

Looks like everything’s just fine over here! Ah, the Venus flytrap… a flesh-eating plant that senses touch through little hair-like spikes on these unusual leaves. If an insect is foolish ...