Carnivorous plants use a variety of strategies to lure prey into their traps. Some produce strong-smelling nectar and have intense colouration that mimic flowers. Others camouflage themselves ...

Nepenthes rafflesiana, a pitcher plant that grows in jungles on Borneo, produces nectar that both lures insects and forms a slick surface on which they can't get a grip. Insects that land on the ...

Insects are drawn to tropical pitcher plants by their bright colours and the sweet nectar they produce. However, once an insect lands in the pitcher itself, they get caught and drown in a sticky ...

That’s the strategy of pitcher plants, which belong to several unrelated plant families. Their tubular leaves fill with rainwater, creating a slippery pitfall lined with nectar and enticing scents.

“A carnivorous plant is essentially any plant ... David explains that the plant's nectar gland attracts the insect which will then slip and fall into the juices below. "It's a sticky end ...