Mar 8, 2023 by Natali Anderson

A team of scientists from Cambodia and France has identified a new species of giant mosquito in the genus Toxorhynchites. Toxorhynchites domrey: (A) thorax;...

Jan 20, 2023 by News Staff

Nepenthes are some of the most recognizable carnivorous plants on the planet, capturing and digesting organic material in their modified leaves to acquire...

Aug 3, 2022 by News Staff

The cup-shaped leaves of Nepenthes gracilis, or the slender pitcher plant, are equipped with a canopy-like hanging lid that turns into a ‘springboard’...

Jun 30, 2022 by Sergio Prostak

Nepenthes pudica, a new species of pitcher plant from the lower montane rainforests of North Kalimantan, Indonesia, produces well-developed, fully functional...

Mar 9, 2020 by Natali Anderson

A team of biologists from the Central Mindanao University has discovered a new endemic species of carnivorous plant in the montane tropical rainforests...

Jun 11, 2019 by News Staff

A team of biologists from the Universities of Guelph and Toronto has discovered that a species of carnivorous plant called the northern pitcher plant (Sarracenia...

Jul 10, 2015 by News Staff

The study, published in the journal Current Biology, shows that carnivorous plants have reflective structures that are acoustically attractive for mutualistic...

Jan 14, 2015 by News Staff

Insect-eating plants of the genus Nepenthes temporarily switch off their traps in order to lure more prey into danger, according to a new study published...