The small Venus fly trap, for example, thrives in a very small native range in the Carolinas. A noteworthy giant of carnivorous plants is the Nepenthes rajah, a large, rare plant that grows in Borneo.

Venus fly trap, Dionaea muscipula, a predatory plant that can count. If an insect touches two of the small hairs in the leaf surface within 20 seconds, the trap snaps shut.

The Basics: Common Name: Meadow Clams,Venus Flytrap,Venus Fly Trap: Botanical Name: Dionaea muscipula: Family: Droseraceae: Plant Type: Perennial: Mature Size: 6-12 ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Conservationists are pushing for the Venus fly trap to be South Carolina’s official carnivorous plant, joining other official items such as the state bird (Carolina Wren ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Conservationists are pushing for the Venus fly trap to be South Carolina's official carnivorous plant, joining other official items such as the state bird (Carolina Wren), state ...

Revealing a plant's secret . Proving a plant is a carnivore is more difficult than it might sound. To do so, Lin first fed 150 captive fruit flies a medium containing nitrogen-15, a stable isotope ...

Like other pitcher plants, Nepenthes pudica has modified leaves, known as pitfall traps or pitchers, that its prey fall into before being consumed. (One species is so large it can trap rats .) ...

Conservationists want South Carolina to make the Venus fly trap the state’s official carnivorous plant.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Conservationists are pushing for the Venus fly trap to be South Carolina's official carnivorous plant, joining other official items such as the state bird (Carolina Wren), state ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Conservationists are pushing for the Venus fly trap to be South Carolina’s official carnivorous plant, joining other official items such as the state bird (Carolina Wren… ...