The Venus fly trap (Dionaea muscipula) captivates with its clever approach to survival, thriving in the coastal wetlands of North and South Carolina.This remarkable plant is not only known for its ...

Thomas McElveen, D-Sumter, looks at a Venus fly trap plant during a hearing on a bill to make it the state's official carnivorous plant on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo ...

The small Venus fly trap, for example, thrives in a very small native range in the Carolinas. A noteworthy giant of carnivorous plants is the Nepenthes rajah, a large, rare plant that grows in Borneo.

Venus fly trap, Dionaea muscipula, a predatory plant that can count. If an insect touches two of the small hairs in the leaf surface within 20 seconds, the trap snaps shut.

Conservationists are pushing for the Venus fly trap to be South Carolina's official carnivorous plant, joining other official items such as the state bird (Carolina Wren), state opera (Porgy and ...

Conservationists are pushing for the Venus fly trap to be South Carolina's official carnivorous plant, joining other official items such as the state bird (Carolina Wren), state opera (Porgy and ...

Conservationists want South Carolina to make the Venus fly trap the state’s official carnivorous plant.

Conservationists are pushing for the Venus fly trap to be South Carolina's official carnivorous plant, joining other official items such as the state bird (Carolina Wren), state opera (Porgy and ...

Conservationists are pushing for the Venus fly trap to be South Carolina's official carnivorous plant, joining other official items such as the state bird (Carolina Wren), state opera (Porgy and ...

Conservationists are pushing for the Venus fly trap to be South Carolina's official carnivorous plant, joining other official items such as the state bird (Carolina Wren), state opera (Porgy and ...

Conservationists are pushing for the Venus fly trap to be South Carolina's official carnivorous plant, joining other official items such as the state bird (Carolina Wren), state opera (Porgy and ...

Conservationists are pushing for the Venus fly trap to be South Carolina's official carnivorous plant, joining other official items such as the state bird (Carolina Wren), state opera (Porgy and ...