The infamous fly-eating plant best grown as a houseplantReviewed by Barbara GilletteThe Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is a perennial carnivorous plant, a member of the sundew family, well known ...

Venus flytraps’ considerable eccentricities have ... according to the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Instead of absorbing nitrogen and other nutrients through ...

This one-of-a-kind predatory strategy has never been seen in other insects. Scientists think it was used to trap flies into ...

CONWAY — Venus flytraps don’t usually trap flies at all, Jim Luken, a botanist and retired biology professor, said. Flying insects are attracted to the plants’ flowers, which sit high above ...

After all, they're typically at the bottom of the food chain. But the Carolinas are home to one vicious vegetable: The Venus flytrap. Using its famous trap, it can catch prey faster than you can ...