Carnivorous Plants

These plants are beguiling—and they have a taste for meat

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These plants are beguiling—and they have a taste for meat
These plants are beguiling—and they have a taste for meat

Plants can talk. Yes, really. Here’s how.

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Plants can talk. Yes, really. Here’s how.
Plants can talk. Yes, really. Here’s how.

Horrific summer travels? These tales are worse.

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Horrific summer travels? These tales are worse.
Horrific summer travels? These tales are worse.

New type of carnivorous plant found in mountain bogs

Animals
New type of carnivorous plant found in mountain bogs
New type of carnivorous plant found in mountain bogs

This deep-sea fish's expandable stomach can hold huge meals

Animals
This deep-sea fish's expandable stomach can hold huge meals
This deep-sea fish's expandable stomach can hold huge meals

Carnivorous plants eat far more salamanders than scientists thought

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Carnivorous plants eat far more salamanders than scientists thought
Carnivorous plants eat far more salamanders than scientists thought

These spiders feed their leftovers to carnivorous plants

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These spiders feed their leftovers to carnivorous plants
These spiders feed their leftovers to carnivorous plants

Brainless Creatures Can Do Some Incredibly Smart Things

One Strange Rock
Brainless Creatures Can Do Some Incredibly Smart Things
Brainless Creatures Can Do Some Incredibly Smart Things

Meat-Eating Plant Found Stealing Bugs From Its Neighbors

Meat-Eating Plant Found Stealing Bugs From Its Neighbors
Meat-Eating Plant Found Stealing Bugs From Its Neighbors

Moment of Oops!

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Moment of Oops!
Moment of Oops!

With Sonar-Reflecting Leaves, Plant Lures Bats to Poo in it

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With Sonar-Reflecting Leaves, Plant Lures Bats to Poo in it
With Sonar-Reflecting Leaves, Plant Lures Bats to Poo in it

The Living, Breathing World of Borneo’s Carnivorous Pitcher Plants

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The Living, Breathing World of Borneo’s Carnivorous Pitcher Plants
The Living, Breathing World of Borneo’s Carnivorous Pitcher Plants

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