North Carolina has 36 carnivorous plant species, including 15 native to the Wilmington area. The Green Swamp Preserve boasts a remarkable diversity of carnivorous plants, with at least 14 different ...

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 ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Venus flytraps only grow in the Carolinas, in an area of southeastern North Carolina ...

As far as plants go, Venus flytraps are pretty hardcore. After attracting its prey with a fruity scent and trapping it inside its leaves, the flytrap slowly digests the insect for 5 to 12 days, ...

It might be the smallest plant with the biggest reputation in the world. And this Hollywood star is unique to the Wilmington area. Here's what you need to know about the Venus' flytrap, which Charles ...

The sensory hairs of the Venus flytrap contain a heat sensor that warns the plant of bush fires. It reacts to rapid temperature jumps, as researchers have discovered. The Venus flytrap can survive in ...