Indigenous to South Africa, the Cape sundew is a favorite of carnivorous plant aficionados the world over. Not only do they ...

Plants and animals are often seen as fundamentally different, with animals displaying mobility and sensory acuity, while ...

It is also home to a number of other species of carnivorous plants, less famous and more widespread but no less bizarre. You can find pitcher plants with leaves like champagne flutes, into which ...

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But there’s much more to the carnivorous plant world. Exotic plant expert David Durie showed the Beechgrove team around his collection. “A carnivorous plant is essentially any plant which is ...

Tiny marine flatworms called acoels hunt for prey in coral reefs. They’re referred to as “plant-animals” because they’ve got a partnership with photosynthetic algae that live inside of them. But this ...