Venus flytraps are both fascinating and scary. Watching its traps catch and eat a bug makes you wonder what happens if you touch it. Some might tell you never to lay finger on a Venus flytrap. They are correct. You should avoid touching Venus flytraps, but not for the reason you might expect. Touching a … Read more
Venus flytraps are without question the most popular carnivorous plant. That’s no surprise given its appearance and the way it eats bugs, creepy yet fascinating. But some people shy away from this plant because it’s hard to take care of. Or is it? Venus flytraps have a reputation for being hard to take care of. … Read more
Their exotic, alien-like appearance have made Venus flytraps one of the most popular carnivorous plants today. Yet they have also developed a reputation for being hard to grow. Based on my own experience, these plants are not difficult to cultivate, but do require a specific approach. Venus flytraps grow in poor, moist soil and need … Read more
Are the traps of your Venus flytrap too small? Or is the plant itself not growing as large as you expected it to? There are many possible reasons for this. In this guide we will look at the most likely causes and what you can do to speed up growth.. A Venus flytrap that produces … Read more
Venus flytraps are best known for one thing, their ability to capture and eat worms, arachnids and small insects. So much so that some people get these plants to get rid of annoying bugs. But just how effective are Venus flytraps as insect killers? Venus flytraps can only catch about 5-7 insects a month, and … Read more
Venus flytraps are of course best known for how they eat flying insects. But what about other bugs, specifically ants? Ants are small enough for these plants, but is it going to cause more harm than good? There seems to some disagreement here, so what do you do? Ants make up 30% of the Venus … Read more
Because Venus flytraps catch and eat small insects, people wonder if they should be classified as plants or animals. After all, that is what animals do, capture their prey and eat them. To find out if a Venus flytrap is a plant or animal, let us compare the two. Venus flytraps are classified as plants … Read more
We all want to make sure our Venus flytraps eat enough food. But how much is too much? How can we know if we are giving the plant enough food or over feeding it? This guide will answer those questions and more. A Venus flytrap can be fed every two weeks but only one trap … Read more
We often see people asking “can Venus flytraps eat humans?” Well the answer is no, but what if we reverse the question, can humans eat Venus flytraps? It is an interesting topic and we will answer that here. Humans and animals can eat Venus flytraps because they are not toxic. However these plants are an … Read more
Another way to paraphrase this question is, are Venus flytraps producers or consumers? They can produce their own food and use sunlight through photosynthesis, but they also eat insects. So how are Venus flytraps and other carnivorous plants categorized? Venus flytraps are autotrophs because they use photosynthesis to produce food and energy. While they consume … Read more