Former bug-eating plants, which evolved to feed on animal droppings instead, have a more nutritious diet than their carnivorous cousins, a new study finds.

Insects have plenty to beware when it comes to carnivorous plants. Add an acid-loving fungus to that list of dangers. Sundew plants have tentacle-like leaves that curl around and entrap flies and ...

I was looking for one plant in particular-tiny, carnivorous sundews. We found them, nestled into the damp sphagnum, glistening with sticky drops of liquid.

Carnivorous plants fascinate as much now as when their gruesome diet was first discovered. Molecular biology is helping botanists trace the origins of their predatory ways.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Carnivorous plants are a fascinating type of plant that catches and digests insects. Since they became known to the general public in the late 1800s, they have evoked ...

Carnivorous plants grow in swamps and bogs, in nutrient-poor bodies of water or on thin tropical soils, all habitats short on the nitrogen and phosphorus essential for growth.

Carnivorous plants need distilled water Tap water and spring water will kill your bug-eating plants as quickly as fertilizer will.

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

In the natural world, carnivorous plants have been known to chow down on mammals as large as rats and other medium-sized rodents. But could they ever eat a human?

From bee-eating hornets to carnivorous frogs, all manner of invasive plants and wildlife that don’t belong in Georgia have been introduced to the Peach State over the years, posing grave threats ...