The Purple Pitcher Plant is a North American native, mainly found in bogs and swamps. Its tubular, purple-hued leaves evolved to trap and digest insects, making it a fascinating carnivorous plant.

Written by a French-speaking immunologist and translated into English, the book deals less with the eradication of smallpox than Jenner's contributions to the development of vaccination and the ...

But nature has so much more to it! Did you know some plants actually eat animals? Yes, it is indeed true and immensely fascinating, right? These carnivorous plant species have unique ways of ...

Here’s how. Plants can talk. Yes, really. Here’s how. Horrific summer travels? These tales are worse. Horrific summer travels? These tales are worse. New type of carnivorous plant found in ...

Insects have plenty to beware when it comes to carnivorous plants. Add an acid-loving fungus to that list of dangers. Sundew plants have tentacle-like leaves that curl around and entrap flies and ...

Many carnivorous plants have special glands that secrete enzymes powerful enough to penetrate the hard exoskeleton of insects so they can absorb nutrients from inside their prey. But the purple ...

Smallpox, one of the biggest killers in history, is caused by a virus called variola. Variola causes a distinctive rash and is often lethal. The name variola comes from the Latin word for “spotted” ...

as well as various pitcher plants (species of Sarracenia) which are rather broadly distributed in the Southeast. Our Mystery Plant (Purple bladderwort, Utricularia purpurea), however, is a ...

is a little complicated; it’s not a plant, animal, or fungus, but it is harmless if you find it in your yard and can be beneficial to biodiversity. Purple pitcher plants are one of the only ...

The UK purple sprouting broccoli season runs from January to May. Modern hybrids are bred to extend the season, but they tend to be tough and tasteless. Purple sprouting broccoli should look fresh ...

However, consumption of a seed kills the plant before it can grow, making seed consumption an example of predation. Not all predators are animals. Carnivorous plants, such as the Venus fly trap ...