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 digested over several ...

New research seems to bust a common hypothesis for how a Venus flytrap's trap begins to close, while supporting another.

Watch the incredible transformation of a Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) from seed to a thriving, insect-eating plant in this detailed time-lapse. Follow each stage of plant growth, from initial ...

Pity the poor fly that lands on a Venus flytrap. When the insect touches hair-like structures on this ​remarkable carnivorous ...

We asked gardening pros to share which plants you should never plant in a terracotta pot and here's what they said.

A Venus flytrap closes around a finger in a safe experiment, showing how the plant’s trap works.

Serome Hamlin shares tips for potting and caring for Venus flytraps. Featured on VHG episode 2508, October 2025. KEYWORDS: VHG 2508, Virginia Home Grown, DIY, Serome Hamlin, Venus flytrap Virginia ...

If you're looking to grow your garden with a carnivorous plant, The Plant Bar has both stock and advice on how to keep them ...

Tanner Mitchell a.k.a. “Tanner the Planter” joins Wendy Snyder, filling in for Lisa Dent, to answer all your plant questions ...

Sixth-grader Zoey Fleury isn’t a stranger to plants and bugs. At home, her family typically plants a garden of tomatoes, zucchini, cucumbers, peppers and acorn squash. But she learned something new ...

The Venus flytrap (lively music) >>There's a weird world of plants out there that may scare some people, but did you know that the United States, outside of our pitcher plants, the Venus flytrap is ...

Experiments rule out osmotic water flow and identify rapid cell wall softening as the driving force in Dionaea muscipula ...