These nutrients are then taken up by other glands on the leave surface and utilized by the plants." Carnivorous plants are widely distributed around the world but are relatively rare. Being able ...

Arguably the cutest of the spooky entries in this list, the cobra lily or Californian pitcher plant is a carnivorous plant that grows in bogs. Its name comes from its tubular top which resembles a ...

A carnivorous plant may sound like something out of science fiction, but they do exist and they tend to eat bugs and tiny animals. Scientists have identified a weird-looking new species known as ...

Carnivorous plants were weird enough already, having already flipped the script on the predator-prey relationship. Moving underground, far from the shining light of the Sun, pushes them into ...

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 ...

But the findings are a good starting point for understanding more about the unusual lives of carnivorous plants. “These plants are somehow clued in to say, ‘OK, time to smell good, time to get ...

There are roughly 160 species of carnivorous plants known ... Later studies found more of these unusual plants, which can also feed on droppings from summit rats, woolly bats, and even a small ...

The Venus fly trap is a carnivorous plant that is native to ... you’ll take a closer look at these strange plants and how they've adapted to survive in nutrient-poor environments.

Carnivorous plants are typically found in ecosystems ... “These are some of the most unusual and often misunderstood plants in the world,” Novy said. “This is an opportunity to walk away ...

A free plant show and sale in Baton Rouge will bring together specialty plants and plant lovers at the Fall Plant Society Jamboree on Saturday. It will be held from 8 a.m. to noon at 12655 South ...