The great sundew, like other carnivorous plants, holds a grisly fascination for many people. Living in nutrient-poor peat bogs, the sundew supplements its diet by capturing and digesting insects. The ...

Finding a sundew plant with a healthy supply of insect food may not seem suspicious. After all, carnivorous plants are famed for supplementing their diet with meat to compensate for nutrient-poor soil ...

This Behind the Scenes article was provided to LiveScience in partnership with the National Science Foundation. Fifteen small sundew plants perch on a windowsill collecting sunlight and eating meat in ...