Carnivorous plants are some of the most fascinating species in nature. Plants like Venus flytraps, pitcher plants, sundews, and others get their nutrients by catching flying insects with sticky ...

This story appears in the March 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. A hungry fly darts through the pines in North Carolina. Drawn by what seems like the scent of nectar from a flowerlike ...

These plants are beguiling—and they have a taste for meat These plants are beguiling—and they have a taste for meat Plants can talk. Yes, really. Here’s how. Plants can talk. Yes, really.

Carnivorous plants have developed a terrific array of weird and wonderful adaptations that help them flourish in nutrient-poor environments. Enter the world of predatory plants (if you dare) and ...

Carnivorous plants are fascinating and seem to come from another world. They can eat insects, reptiles, and even small animals and are found in very different environments around the world, from ...