Venus fly traps should be kept in environments where daytime temperatures hover between 70°F and 95°F (21°C to 35°C). Nighttime temperatures should not drop below 40°F ...

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 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 traps are one of nature’s most interesting plants as they’re one of the few that’s carnivorous, meaning they actually eat living creatures. However, despite being plants, the ...

WASHINGTON -- Based on a review of the best available science, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that the carnivorous plant the Venus fly trap is not facing an imminent threat of ...

They had to sea it to believe it. Researchers near California waters found an elusive, deep sea “mystery” mollusk that operates as a Venus fly trap far below depth. The creature is also ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Venus flytraps are carnivorous plants that consume insects in order to fulfill their ...

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 ...

FILE - A Venus fly trap grows naturally in a Carolina Bay at Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve in Conway, S.C., Thursday, Aug. 11, 2005. Conservationists want South Carolina to make the Venus fly ...