As Dr Martin Cheek points out, tropical pitcher plants “are unique because some species have the largest animal traps known in the plant world, and attract, trap and digest, not just large ...

Pitcher plants from tropical regions prefer temperatures in the 70s and 80s during the day and in the mid-60s at night. They can tolerate temperatures down to around 55°F or so, but exposure to ...

Carnivorous plants have evolved to capture and digest insects to supplement their nutrient intake, as they often thrive in ...

Their compact size and insect-eating abilities make butterworts a great addition to any carnivorous plant collection!

Let’s explore five of these incredible plant varieties that reflect just how fascinating the natural world can be! Nepenthes rajah is an astonishing tropical pitcher plant belonging to Sumatra ...

As soon as they land on it, the insects find themselves stuck to the plant. The tentacles then close around the insects and digestive enzymes begin their work - first by breaking down the prey and ...

Among the Orang Asli community, the cupped leaves of the plant are used as a base for cooking rice. Instead of harvesting ...

Insects stuck in sundew plants’ sticky secretions suffocate and die before being subjected to a medley of digestive enzymes.

Both kinds of pitcher plants—the tropical genus Nepenthes and the North American Sarracenia—grow deep pitcher-shaped leaves and employ the same strategy for capturing prey. Yet they evolved ...

Inspired by the carnivorous tropical pitcher plant, Nepenthes alata, whose rim has a surface with multiscale structure to allow for quick, unidirectional water transport, researchers at Beihang ...