By Will Dunham June 11 (Reuters) - Pity the poor fly that lands on a Venus flytrap. When the insect touches hair-like ...

Unlike its carnivorous relatives, the pitcher plant and sundew plant, the Venus flytrap manages to catch insects through a ...

Ever since renowned biologist Charles Darwin proclaimed in 1875 that the carnivorous Venus flytrap was one of the “most ...

It was widely thought that the movement of water through Venus flytrap cells caused the trap to close, but detailed ...

Scientists uncover how Venus flytrap closes its trap in under a second using cell wall softening, solving a century-old ...

Physicists think they have found the cellular mechanism behind a Venus flytrap's signature move, but plant scientists say the ...

Intricate tests show hair-trigger detection causes cells on outer surface of leaf to soften, prompting closure ...

Researchers have discovered the mechanism behind the quick snap of the Venus flytrap's trap, revealing that the closure is ...

At 17, Darren accidentally created a tropicalised Venus flytrap — a plant never meant to survive in Singapore’s climate. Now ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — 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 ...

Venus flytraps and other carnivorous plants don’t get enough nutrients from the surrounding soil, explain our readers ...

Q. I have heard that it is illegal to remove the little carnivorous plants called Venus flytraps from the wild. Are they protected by state wildlife agencies or the Endangered Species Act? A. Last ...