New research seems to bust a common hypothesis for how a Venus flytrap's trap begins to close, while supporting another.

A Venus flytrap is a meat-eating plant that catches its own food. Their leaves look a bit like tiny jaws. Inside each leaf are tiny hairs. If an insect, fly or even small frog brushes against the ...

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I gave a Venus flytrap some human blood instead of bugs to see how it would react. The results were surprising — this plant might be more than just a bug catcher! Check out the experiment and what I ...

CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. — Park ranger Jesse Anderson leads dozens of people on a weekly hike in North Carolina to see some of the most unique living things in the world — plants that supplement the ...

CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. – Park ranger Jesse Anderson leads dozens of people on a weekly hike in North Carolina to see some of the most unique living things in the world — plants that supplement the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

An extinct lineage of parasitic wasps dating from the mid-Cretaceous period and preserved in amber may have used their Venus flytrap-like abdomen to capture and immobilize their prey. Research, ...

An extinct lineage of parasitic wasps dating from the mid-Cretaceous period and preserved in amber may have used their Venus flytrap-like abdomen to capture and immobilise their prey. Research, ...

Is your houseplant collection plagued by tiny soil flies that you just can’t seem to get rid of? Or maybe your kitchen is constantly inundated with fruit flies circling your compost or fruit bowl? If ...