Botany

Nepenthes - Tropical Pitcher Plant

Nepenthes don't just eat insects but have a whole ecosystem living in their traps

Sarracenia - Trumpet pitcher & Darlingtonia - Cobra Lily

These strange looking pitchers are found in the USA

Dionaea - Venus flytrap

The strange venus flytrap snaps shut after it's prey tuches a trigger twice

Utricularia - Bladderwort

The water traps of bladderworts sucks prey inside as they pass

Pinguicula - Butterwort

Butterworts may look harmless but their sticky leaves can cach nats

Drosera - Sundews

The sticky tentacles of the sundew produce digestive enzymes the strength of battery acid.

An introduction to carnivorous plants

Learn about other lesser known carnivorous plants and their habiats

Carnivorous Plants Native to the UK

There are three different genus of carnivorous plants which are native to the UK