A plant that snaps its jaws shut, digests its prey with acid, and hunts insects challenges everything we think we know about ...

Nature has many lethal predators that would love to eat you. Most of these are animals. But what about plants? Well, there’s ...

Experience the fascinating journey of a Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) as it transforms from a struggling seedling into a ...

One of only two plants worldwide that actively trap animal prey, the flytrap is at home in a surprisingly small patch of U.S. soil. Lynda Richardson As I slogged through black swamp water, the mud ...

Plants lack nerves, yet they can sensitively detect touch from other organisms. In the Venus flytrap, highly sensitive sensory hairs act as tactile sensing organs; when touched twice in quick ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. a pot of venus fly trap plants on a table The Venus fly trap (Dionaea muscipula) captivates with its clever approach to survival, ...

As far as plants go, Venus flytraps are pretty hardcore. After attracting its prey with a fruity scent and trapping it inside its leaves, the flytrap slowly digests the insect for 5 to 12 days, ...

Pity the poor fly that lands on a Venus flytrap. When the insect touches hair-like structures on this remarkable carnivorous plant, its trap snaps shut, dooming the victim to be digested over several ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. What was supposed to be a simple online plant order turned into a ...

The newly discovered dyscalculia mutant of the Venus flytrap has lost its ability to count electrical impulses. Würzburg researchers reveal the cause of the defect. The carnivorous Venus flytrap ...

Richard Jones saw his first Venus Flytrap when an old man -- well, maybe just old to 7- or 8-year-old Jones -- was selling them in paper cups out of his tailgate in Holden Beach, N.C. Richard Jones ...