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Aug. 3, 2022 —Scientists have uncovered the deadly workings of a carnivorous ...
June 29, 2022 —A remarkable new species of carnivorous plant was discovered in a remote part of Borneo. It is the first pitcher plant known to produce functional underground traps, and the first for which capture ...
Sep. 24, 2020 —New research has found approximately a quarter of carnivorous plant species across the world may be at risk of extinction due to global climate change, illegal poaching, and the clearing of land for ...
Mar. 30, 2022 —Researchers have combined macro photography with DNA metabarcoding to create a new botanical "CSI" tool that may hold the key to safeguarding the future of Australia's critically ...
Aug. 9, 2021 —The delicate stalk and pretty white flowers of Triantha occidentalis may seem like the perfect place to perch if you're an insect, but get trapped in its sticky hairs and it will suck the ...
July 11, 2022 —Insect-eating plants have fascinated biologists for more than a century, but how plants evolved the ability to capture and consume live prey has largely remained a mystery. Now,scientists have ...
July 13, 2022 —Fleas are only a few millimeters in size. But they do have a whole arsenal of defenses -- even against aggressive ...
July 10, 2020 —Venus flytraps catch spiders and insects by snapping their trap leaves. This mechanism is activated when unsuspecting prey touch highly sensitive trigger hairs twice within 30 seconds. A study has ...
Mar. 25, 2021 —昆虫的翅膀的刷子是足以引发a Venus flytrap to snap shut, but the biology of how these plants sense and respond to touch is still poorly understood, especially at the ...
May 16, 2023 —Under certain circumstances, a rare tropical plant develops into a carnivore. A research team has now deciphered the mechanism responsible for ...