An insect lands on the open leaves of a Venus flytrap plant, drawn to an appealing scent. It noses around and accidentally brushes one of the trap’s trigger hairs. An action potential shoots across ...

The Venus flytrap anemone waits on the ocean floor for its prey to approach. When an unsuspecting creature finds itself inside the anemone’s trap, there is no escape. The Venus flytrap anemone ...

But the Carolinas are home to one vicious vegetable: The Venus flytrap. Using its famous trap, it can catch prey faster than you can blink. But what happens next...inside a Venus flytrap?

"Most nudibranchs live on the seafloor in shallow water and feed on attached prey," he said ... the mystery mollusk uses its hood like a Venus fly trap to catch crustaceans to eat.

A Venus flytrap-like robot that envelops a “prey” when both of its jaw sensors detect an object Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...

As the fly struggles to escape, the trap squeezes shut ... make flypaper glands but can also curl their leaves over their prey. Venus flytraps appear to have evolved an even more elaborate ...

Not all predators are animals. Carnivorous plants, such as the Venus fly trap and the pitcher plant, consume insects. Pitcher plants catch their prey in a pool of water containing digestive ...

But, Vanessa isn't a big lady dressed to the nines — she's a 10-foot tall crafted Venus fly trap prop, created specially for the Cosmic Bash, the yearly fundraiser that brings in money for the ...