4. Bladderwort Bladderworts are aquatic carnivorous plants that use suction to trap their prey. They have tiny, bladder-like sacs under water with a trapdoor mechanism. When small creatures like ...

However, evolution has blurred these lines, equipping plants with extraordinary adaptations that mimic animal traits. From carnivorous plants that digest prey to parasitic species that siphon ...

What are carnivorous plants? Carnivorous plants attract, trap and digest animals for the nutrients they contain. There are currently around 630 species of carnivorous plant known to science. Although ...

Carnivorous plants clearly benefit from eating animals; when the scientists feed pitcher plants extra bugs, the plants get bigger. But the benefits of eating flesh are not the ones you might expect.

Insects have plenty to beware when it comes to carnivorous plants. Add an acid-loving fungus to that list of dangers. Sundew plants have tentacle-like leaves that curl around and entrap flies and ...

Some animals called carnivores only eat meat. Others are called ‘herbivores’. They only eat plants. Animals need to eat so they can stay alive because food is the main source of energy for all ...

Giant pandas have digestive systems that are typical for carnivores. Yet, bamboo is their main source of food. They have ...

A new study suggests that microRNA from plants can enter the bloodstream of bears and facilitate adaptation to a herbivorous ...

Despite their carnivorous digestive systems, giant pandas thrive on bamboo, and now scientists may have uncovered a key ...