The poor soil of bogs, for example, offers little nitrogen and phosphorus, so carnivorous plants enjoy an advantage there over plants that obtain these nutrients by more conventional means.

pitcher plants, sundews, and others get their nutrients by catching flying insects with sticky, snapping, or trapping structures, not from the soil. Carnivorous plants grow well in terrariums ...

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 ...