In the case of the East Asian pitcher plant, this mutational freedom may have even fine-turned its ability to capture prey and satisfy its appetite for “meat.” That’s just one of the findings in a new ...

This is an American green treefrog in a carnivorous green pitcher plant, Coosa Bog Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Alabama. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy ...

Sarracenia pitcher plants, found in bogs throughout eastern ... which go from the odor of green grass to floral or even fruity odors.” These odors are caused by volatile organic compounds ...

It was reported a more than a decade ago that some species of tropical pitcher plants, Nepenthes species, changed their diet from insects to animal poops. But thanks to new research, we now know ...

In these nutrient-poor soils, the plants’ animal diets provide them with nitrogen that might otherwise be lacking. A pale green butterfly senses nectar and alights on a rare California pitcher ...

Some pitcher plants even host entire ecosystems inside ... with smooth, bright green leaves that wouldn’t look out of place in a kitchen herb garden. But these leaves secrete a sticky, glue ...

Despite their name, not all purple pitcher plants are purple, said Ellison. Some are a mix of red and green, while some — like the ones I found — are just green. The more sun they’re exposed ...