With optimum and intentional care, this plant can thrive indoors.

The ballista spider builds sophisticated spring-loaded snares to catapult its prey. Newly discovered, the ballista spider rests underneath a leaf during the day. Scientists have witnessed the spider ...

Named for an ancient Roman crossbow-like weapon, the newly found “ballista” spider uses a springy snare to catch prey. By K. R. Callaway In the dead of night, a predator lays its traps in the ...

When most silk-spinning spiders hunt, they build a web and wait for prey to blunder into it. But a newly discovered species from Australia instead uses its silk to craft a spring-loaded, cone-shaped ...

The spider has been nicknamed the "ballista" for the speed and force with which it flings prey into its web A new species of spider which weaves a catapult-like silk trap to snare a single type of ant ...

A spider that can construct an elaborate booby-trap to catapult prey directly into its web has been discovered lurking in the Australian rainforest. The nocturnal “ballista” spider spends hours at ...

As the summertime heat ramps up, you may notice more flies and gnats in your general vicinity. The perfect fly trap is unobtrusive yet functional, quietly operating in an inside corner, patio setup, ...

Venus flytraps and other carnivorous plants have long intrigued scientists, including English naturalist Charles Darwin. Philiptdotcom via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 Venus flytraps are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Venus flytraps can act fast enough to catch flies. (marcouliana/iStock/Getty Images Plus) To ...

Ever since renowned biologist Charles Darwin proclaimed in 1875 that the carnivorous Venus flytrap was one of the “most wonderful” plants in the world, scientists have been trying to work out how it ...

Venus fly traps, pitcher plants, sundews and bladderworts—these are exotic and wild-looking carnivorous plants that can grow in Georgia. With a bit of prep work, even the newest of growers can add ...

Fruit flies are a common pest often attracted to garbage cans, fermented foods and fruit. While one or two fruit flies may not be cause for concern, they can quickly multiply until they’re flying ...