A newly discovered pitcher plant keeps its hunger for insects on the down low: It’s the first such plant known to grow working traps underground.. Martin Dančák, a plant taxonomist, and Wewin ...

Deep in the Bornean rainforest, a small woolly bat curls up for a nap inside of a carnivorous plant, designed by nature to devour insects that dare cross its path. So why isn't the bat on the menu?

Sarracenia pitcher plants, found in eastern North America, look like trumpet-shaped flowers. But the “flowers” are modified leaves that form a cup containing digestive enzymes and entrap insects.

A biological “spring” helps a pitcher plant fling insects to their doom. Skip to main content. Scientific American. November 1, 2022. 2 min read. This Carnivorous Plant Has a Rain-Powered Trap.

This variety of pitcher plant thrives at high altitudes in southeast Asia. While most of its close relatives climb trees with their grapelike vines, Leibovitch says Veitch’s follows a pattern ...

I bought this plant past summer. It is healthy and growing nicely; note new light green growth toward light. However, no new traps grew. You can notice the stringy end of leaves but no growth. The … ...

KOTA KINABALU: The highly adaptable pitcher plant is facing threats in Sabah, with seven species listed as threatened on the International Union for Conser­vation of Nature Red List.

Alabama’s pitcher plant bogs aren’t exactly a secret, but relatively few people have gotten a close look at their wonders. That’s about to change, thanks to the debut of a film exploring ...