Jeremiah Harris has broken the largest Venus flytrap trap record three times, with his latest giant measuring 6.6 cm.

Harris founded the Colorado Carnivorous Plant Society in 2003 and boasts one of the largest private collections of ...

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 ...

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 ...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — After a spirited community-wide social media competition, the City of Wilmington has officially crowned the Venus flytrap as the newest mascot for the Parks & Recreation ...

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 ...

New research seems to bust a common hypothesis for how a Venus flytrap's trap begins to close, while supporting another. Reading time 3 minutes A study out this week appears to have solved one of the ...

The Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is a marvel of nature, a highly effective killer that doesn't have to move an inch to capture and kill its prey. It releases a fruity nectar scent to attract ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — 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 ...

It is one of about 800 known species of carnivorous plants Venus flytrap is native to North and South Carolina Closure triggered by a softening of the trap's cell walls Trap can snap shut on an insect ...