Venus flytraps rarely catch flies, despite their name. Instead, spiders and ants make up most of their diet. When a victim walks by and brushes against a trigger hair on the inside of the trap’s ...

It’s only recently, thanks to advances in molecular biology, that scientists have been able to learn more about how carnivorous plants work. While most plants are food themselves, carnivorous plants ...

An ancient wasp may have zipped among the dinosaurs, with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch its prey, scientists reported Wednesday. The parasitic wasp’s abdomen boasts a set of flappy ...

What is a Venus fly trap? The Venus fly trap is a carnivorous plant that is native to North and South Carolina. The plant gets its name from its ability to trap and eat flies and other small insects.

Got bugs? Then you might want to get a Venus flytrap, a fascinating carnivorous (!) plant you can grow alongside all your other houseplants. This interesting little plant, native only to the bogs of ...

Only two—the Venus flytrap and the European waterwheel, Aldrovanda vesiculosa —have snap traps with hinged leaves that snag insects. They evolved from simpler carnivorous plants about 65 million years ...

The subject of many jungle-based action movies, a hit musical (see Little Shop of Horrors) and even the 2023 John Lewis Christmas advert, the Venus fly trap isn't your average houseplant. Unlike the ...

Venus flytraps are carnivorous plants, and feed on live insects such as flies and spiders. While Venus flytraps can be grown indoors, they thrive outdoors in temperate climates. Venus flytraps prefer ...