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.

Venus flytraps are iconic carnivorous plants. When an insect or spider touches trigger hairs on one of the plant’s jaw-like leaves, it snaps shut around the unsuspecting critter, which will then be ...

A plant that snaps its jaws shut, digests its prey with acid, and hunts insects challenges everything we think we know about ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Pity the poor fly that lands on a Venus flytrap. When the insect touches hair-like structures on this remarkable carnivorous plant, its trap snaps shut, dooming the victim to be ...

As far as plants go, Venus flytraps are pretty hardcore. After attracting its prey with a fruity scent and trapping it inside its leaves, the flytrap slowly digests the insect for 5 to 12 days, ...

Jeremiah Harris has broken the largest Venus flytrap trap record three times, with his latest giant measuring 6.6 cm.