All wasps belong to the suborder Apocrita, and the most familiar wasps like hornets and yellow jackets are classified in the family Vespidae. They are carnivorous; wasp parents spend a lot of their ...

Many carnivorous plants have special glands that secrete enzymes powerful enough to penetrate the hard exoskeleton of insects so they can absorb nutrients from inside their prey. But the purple ...

With tentacles that trap and digest insects, the plant is one of a dozen or so meat-eating plants native to the UK. Charles Darwin was captivated by the species, compiling drawings and experiments ...

Carnivorous plants capture and digest insects to obtain nutrients, adapting to nutrient-poor soils. Their modified leaves, or pitchers, trap prey with slippery walls and hairs, leading to drowning ...