After all, they're typically at the bottom of the food chain. But the Carolinas are home to one vicious vegetable: The Venus flytrap. Using its famous trap, it can catch prey faster than you can ...

The magnetic chomp of a Venus flytrap—and more science dispatches The magnetic chomp of a Venus flytrap—and more science dispatches Read Venus Flytraps Have Surprising Pollinators ...

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 ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. The paper S. Scherzer et al., “Venus flytrap trigger hairs are micronewton mechano-sensors that can detect small insect prey,” Nat Plants, ...

Damon Waitt, the director of the North Carolina Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill, is celebrating a big success after spearheading the years-long effort to offer a Venus flytrap license plate as an ...

Damon Waitt, the director of the North Carolina Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill, is celebrating a big success after spearheading the years-long effort to offer a Venus flytrap license plate as an ...

UK-based start-up Wild Thingz is aiming to make a splash in the confectionery category with reduced-sugar sweets, which, ...