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WHEN you spend long summer days in the garden, keeping pesky flies and mosquitos at bay is a top priority. Fortunately, there ...
The Venus fly trap (Dionaea muscipula) captivates with its clever approach to survival, thriving in the coastal wetlands of North and South Carolina.This remarkable plant is not only known for its ...
The small Venus fly trap, for example, thrives in a very small native range in the Carolinas. A noteworthy giant of carnivorous plants is the Nepenthes rajah, a large, rare plant that grows in Borneo.
The wild Venus flytrap, by contrast, is the ultimate native species, and though seldom studied, it is widely cherished. “It’s the one plant that everybody knows about,” he says.
Venus flytraps are carnivorous plants that consume insects in order to fulfill their own nutritional requirements. ... One of the most famous of all carnivorous plants is the Venus flytrap.
Unlike the Venus flytrap, the waterwheel’s traps are tiny—just a few millimeters across—but they close in less than half a second. Floating free in nutrient-poor waters across Europe, ...
Researchers near California waters found an elusive, deep sea "mystery" mollusk that operates as a Venus fly trap far below depth. The creature is also spectacularly bioluminescent with a vivid ...
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) — We are getting a first look at a prototype for one of North Carolina’s new license plate designs. Damon Waitt looking at Venus flytraps at the NC Botanical Garden ...
Move the slider to see a Venus flytrap open and close in on its prey (Chloe Rafferty/CBS 17) To further that effort, $20 from each $30 plate will go to the North Carolina Botanical Garden Foundation.