Carnivorous plants flip the rules of the food chain by trapping insects and small animals to extract valuable nutrients that the plants can't absorb from the soil. Not only does this alien-looking ...

Carnivorous plants may evoke images of frightening looking foliage with razor sharp teeth and a taste for blood. But Paul Riddell, the owner and operator of the Texas Triffid Ranch in Richardson, says ...

That this perennial wildflower digests trapped insects suggests that other plants’ appetites for animals may be overlooked. By Asher Elbein This wildflower looks innocent. Found in wetlands not far ...