Carnivorous plants consume other living creatures for their food. Learn facts about growing Venus flytraps, pitcher plants and more.

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We know about Venus' flytrap plants, but the better-looking tropical pitcher plants have not gotten the press or the notoriety of the former.

Sophie creates a beautiful carnivorous plant bog in a small pot, to bring the wonder of the wetlands to her doorstep.

Sarracenia pitcher plants, native to North American bogs, capture insect prey with colorful, modified leaves that look like flowers. Scent may play a role in each species' diet, a new study said.

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A study suggests that pitcher plants tailor the smells they produce to woo particular kinds of insects.

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 ...

Sarracenia pitcher plants typically live in bogs in the southeastern United States. Dupont et al., 2023, Plos One, under CC-BY 4.0 Carnivorous pitcher plants seem like something straight out of a ...

The plants’ duplicated genomes may have paved the way for specialized carnivory, as well as separate-sexed plants.

Garden Keeper: How to grow more traps on pitcher plants Insects are attracted to the traps on pitcher plants by the scent. Once the insect is inside the plant closes the trap and consumes the insect.