You can find pitcher plants with leaves like champagne flutes, into which insects (and sometimes larger animals) lose themselves and die. Sundews envelop their victims in an embrace of sticky ...

but they are deadly to small insects. Their leaves are coated with a sticky substance that traps any insect that lands on them. Once caught, the plant produces digestive enzymes to break down the ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Viburnum, a staple in many Louisiana landscapes, has been suffering from a common but alarming affliction.

Although most meat-eating plants consume insects, larger plants are capable of digesting ... wet heaths and moors. This plant employs sticky mucilage on the leaf surface to secure its prey. Purple ...