Imagine a world where plants don’t just sway gently in the breeze, but actively hunt, trap, and digest animals. It sounds ...

South Carolina's last Venus flytraps exist at the Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve in Conway. More awareness about these ...

"I've seen a lot of strange insects, but this has to be one of the most peculiar-looking ones I've seen in a while," said one entomologist.

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. The paper S. Scherzer et al., “Venus flytrap trigger hairs are micronewton mechano-sensors that can detect small insect prey,” Nat Plants, ...

Languages: English. Paleontologists have discovered a disturbing new species of ancient wasp that restrained its prey using its Venus flytrap-like abdomen before laying eggs in the victim.

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 ...