Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Venus fly trap (Dionaea muscipula) captivates with its clever approach to survival, thriving in the coastal wetlands of North ...

Scientists have determined how Venus fly trap plants (Dionaea muscipula) carry out their characteristic snapping mechanism, where they ‘snap shut’ when an insect or an arachnid enters. The snapping ...

The nitrogen- and phosphorus-poor bogs of North and South Carolina aren’t the ideal places to soak up nutrients, so the patient Venus flytrap was forced to evolve and adapt another way to survive.

Venus flytraps are carnivorous plants that consume insects in order to fulfill their own nutritional requirements. The plants are incredible in many ways, but a new study reveals something truly ...