GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Did you know that Venus flytraps only grow in North and South Carolina? The Venus flytrap is a ...

One of only two plants worldwide that actively trap animal prey, the flytrap is at home in a surprisingly small patch of U.S. soil. Lynda Richardson As I slogged through black swamp water, the mud ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. a pot of venus fly trap plants on a table The Venus fly trap (Dionaea muscipula) captivates with its clever approach to survival, ...

In 2011, a horticulturist named Mathias Maier stumbled across an unusual mutant of a Venus flytrap, a carnivorous plant that traps and feeds on insects. Scientists recently discovered that the typical ...

The curious minds at What If examine the lethal capabilities of the Venus flytrap and what would happen if you used this ...

New research out of Japan sheds some light on how Venus flytraps know when to snap their creepy little mouths shut. It all has to do with the little, barely visible hairs it has along the inside of ...

The sensory hairs of the Venus flytrap contain a heat sensor that warns the plant of bush fires. It reacts to rapid temperature jumps, as researchers have discovered. The Venus flytrap can survive in ...

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, ...

Plants lack nerves, yet they can sensitively detect touch from other organisms. In the Venus flytrap, highly sensitive sensory hairs act as tactile sensing organs; when touched twice in quick ...

The Venus flytrap can survive in the nutrient-poor swamps of North and South Carolina because it compensates for the lack of nitrogen, phosphate and minerals by catching and eating insects. It hunts ...

A North Carolina man is facing the possibility of prison after being accused of trying to take a carnivorous Venus flytrap ...

The Plant That Counts Its Prey A venus flytrap will not close on the first touch. It waits. A second touch to its trigger ...