If you're looking for a unique new houseplant or a conversation piece for your indoor garden, you might want to consider pitcher plants. These carnivorous beauties stand out among the rest of your ...

Pitcher plants (Nepenthes spp.), also known as tropical pitcher plants or Asian pitcher plants, are colorful carnivorous plants that feed on insects by capturing them in cup-shaped structures that ...

Scientists have discovered a carnivorous plant that grows prey-trapping contraptions underground, feeding off subterranean creatures such as worms, larvae and beetles.The newly found species of ...

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In Florida’s wetlands, the carnivorous pitcher plant is blurring the lines between predator and ally. Home to entire unique ecosystems, there are more to these ancient organisms than many realize. So ...

These carnivorous plants have evolved in ingenious ways—inspiring innovations from nonstick sprays to water repellants. What other mysteries do pitcher plants hold? A tropical pitcher plant's slippery ...

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