Discover how cape sundew plants growing and eating insects in this epic time-lapse. Sundew seeds were planted in a pot with ...

Insects have plenty to beware when it comes to carnivorous plants. Add an acid-loving fungus to that list of dangers. Sundew plants have tentacle-like leaves that curl around and entrap flies and ...

The twitchy tentacles of a sundew can catapult prey into the carnivorous plant's sticky traps in a fraction of a second, researchers say. These fast-moving snares are among the quickest seen yet in ...

I’d been bent at the hip like a cartoon detective, snooping around the trail’s edges, for over an hour. Covered in streaks of my own blood, courtesy of the recently satiated mosquitoes I swatted off ...

This Behind the Scenes article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation. Fifteen small sundew plants perch on a windowsill collecting sunlight and eating meat in ...

1. Sundews are a carnivorous plant, and despite their tiny size they are a formidable foe for insects on every continent except Antarctica! There at least 194 species of sundew, or Drosera, and they ...

Nobody likes a mooch. If you've ever had a friend who makes a habit or rummaging around in your fridge the moment they walk into your place you know exactly what I'm talking about, but apparently the ...

Finding a sundew plant with a healthy supply of insect food may not seem suspicious. After all, carnivorous plants are famed for supplementing their diet with meat to compensate for nutrient-poor soil ...

The roundleaf sundew looks like something out of an alien movie, a tiny plant with tentacle-like stems extending in a rose pattern and red hairs sticking out from the leaves. It’s not a typical ...

Inspired by a carnivorous plant, scientists have created a sticky spray that could kill pest insects as effectively as traditional toxic pesticides. And what's more, it's derived from plain ol' ...

The sundew may look delicate, but it’s a deadly predator in the plant world. Covered in glistening, sticky tentacles, this carnivorous plant lures unsuspecting insects with its sweet nectar before ...

Do you have small black flies hovering around your houseplants? These are called fungus gnats, or sciarid flies. They are mostly harmless but can be very annoying. So what is the best way to get rid ...