Keep the soil evenly moist but not soggy, and avoid letting the plant sit in water, which can cause root rot. Pitcher plants ...

Good airflow is essential as the roots need the air to prevent root rot and fungal diseases. Feeding: The pitcher plant eats small insects (mealworm or small crickets) in traps that are at least ...

Hidden beneath the soil and inside dark, mossy pockets below tree roots, carnivorous pitcher plants dangled their deathtraps underground. The pitchers can look like hollow eggplants and probably ...

Plants can’t survive on sunlight alone: They also slurp up nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, with their roots. But carnivorous species live in places where the soil is nutrient-poor.

Carnivorous plants are amazing, and researchers have spent a long time learning about their impressive abilities. Now scientists have found evidence that these mechanisms originated as defense ...

It is alive, beautiful, intelligent, and in a nutshell, a wonder of nature — we are talking about carnivorous plants such as the Venus flytrap, nepenthes and pitcher plant, which get a majority ...

But while it’s great for a nutrient top-up, carnivory doesn’t replace the need for photosynthesis and root systems. Being carnivorous simply helps the plants make the most of all available resources.

Plants and trees extend their roots into the earth in order to draw nutrients and water from the soil—however, these roots ...