Close up of Sarracenia pitcher plant - Iryna Boiko/Getty Images There is something so intriguing about carnivorous plants, and having them in your home or garden is certainly a talking point (and a ...

Acid-filled pitchers complete with fangs. Labyrinthine chambers decorated with bristles. Leaves that snap shut in less than a ...

Dr. Phil Sheridan from the Meadowview Biological Research Station visits the studio to talk with Peggy about bog plants and dissect a pitcher plant to see how many insects it can trap. Featured on VHG ...

It looks like an ordinary plant. Until it moves. One moment, it’s just another leafy addition on a windowsill. The next it snaps shut on a fly in a fraction of a second, sealing it inside like a ...

Acid-filled pitchers complete with fangs. Labyrinthine chambers decorated with bristles. Leaves that snap shut in less than a ...

New research from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology reveals pitcher plants and vespid wasps have a mutualistic ...

This week, I shift my focus toward bogs, away from lakes and ponds. There is certainly some overlap between these two habitats, but if you find yourself in a majority-bog ecosystem, then you will see ...

PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON / The sumptuous wine-red leaves of the Northern pitcher plant are extremely attractive and potentially deadly to insects. Note the downward-pointing “hairs” on the lid of the ...

New research shows that pitcher plants, long seen as insect predators, may have a mutualistic relationship with wasps. The nectar of these carnivorous plants provides a key food source for wasps, ...