Watch a small beetle use amazing strength to escape a closed venus fly trap. I must admit, I was on the edge of my seat ...

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, it can catch prey faster than you can ...

Drew blood. After watching this video, I'm realizing that even the most aggressive of shrews have nothing on Venus flytraps: Not familiar with Venus flytraps? The user who uploaded the video is a ...

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 ...

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 ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. The paper S. Scherzer et al., “Venus flytrap trigger hairs are micronewton mechano-sensors that can detect small insect prey,” Nat Plants, ...

The swampy pine savanna within a 90-mile radius of Wilmington, North Carolina, is the one place on the planet where Venus flytraps are native. It is also home to a number of other species of ...

UK-based start-up Wild Thingz is aiming to make a splash in the confectionery category with reduced-sugar sweets, which, ...