This one-of-a-kind predatory strategy has never been seen in other insects. Scientists think it was used to trap flies into ...

Did you know that Venus flytraps are indigenous to South Carolina? And that they're not the only carnivorous plant that comes ...

N.C. Coastal Land Trust's annual Flytrap Frolic, scheduled for June 7 in Wilmington, brings participants face-to-trap with.

The infamous fly-eating plant best grown as a houseplant Reviewed by Barbara Gillette The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is a perennial carnivorous plant, a member of the sundew family ...

It's an ancient parasitic wasp with an abdomen that worked like a Venus flytrap. This terrifying insect could open its stomach and snap it shut on unsuspecting prey. Initially, paleontologists ...

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 ...

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 ...

Luken had spotted a healthy patch of Venus flytraps there on an earlier expedition. To reach them, we were following a power-line corridor that cut through oval-shaped bogs called Carolina bays.

CONWAY — Venus flytraps don’t usually trap flies at all, Jim Luken, a botanist and retired biology professor, said. Flying insects are attracted to the plants’ flowers, which sit high above ...

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 ...