Venus flytraps nab their insect prey by snapping shut in response to pressure from little bug feet. Now, researchers have discovered the chemicals that protect the carnivorous plant from false alarms.

More than 150 Venus flytraps were harvested for relocation Sunday morning in Boiling Spring Lakes amid fears of endangerment ...

An insect lands on the open leaves of a Venus flytrap plant, drawn to an appealing scent. It noses around and accidentally brushes one of the trap’s trigger hairs. An action potential shoots across ...

More than 150 Venus flytraps were harvested for relocation Sunday morning amid fears of endangerment from both development and illegal poaching.

Venus flytraps are a rare plant native to North Carolina. However, the exotic plants are being illegally poached in parts of ...

There are thousands of different species of sea anemones in the ocean with some living as far deep as 32,000 feet. Anemones ...

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT/Gray News) - Officers with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission have obtained arrest warrants for two people accused of stealing nearly 600 Venus flytraps from ...

Is your houseplant collection plagued by tiny soil flies that you just can't seem to get rid of? Or maybe your kitchen is constantly inundated with fruit flies circling your compost or fruit bowl? If ...

Is your houseplant collection plagued by tiny soil flies that you just can’t seem to get rid of? Or maybe your kitchen is constantly inundated with fruit flies circling your compost or fruit bowl? If ...