Dig Deeper is an ongoing series that delves into the stories behind plants and fungi you know and love. Meet experts from Kew ...
It is easy to feel sorry for the small bugs that end up as lunch for hunters like the Cape sundew, Venus flytraps, and ...
Borneo's ancient rainforests, older than the Amazon, harbor extraordinary carnivorous plants. These unique species, like the ...
From sticky “flypaper” to lightning-fast suction, carnivorous plants have evolved various ingenious traps for finding the ...
Carnivorous plants look like botanical oddities, but their behavior is not a gimmick. It is a precise evolutionary solution ...
It turns out that the iconic carnivorous pitcher plant, which traps its prey with the help of a slippery film that slides insects into a cup of digestive liquids, is a feat of engineering. And ...
Scientists called a new pitcher plant in Philippines, critically endangered. (Image: Altomonte et al., 2025) New carnivorous pitcher plant discovered on Palawan's limestone cliffs in Philippines. Only ...
Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park in Pensacola, Florida, is a great park for hiking, seeing endangered pitcher plants, a ...