Carnivorous plant Articles

BBC Earth News – Nepenthes Shrew poo

Learn about the relationships between Nepenthes and tree shrews.

 

BBC Earth News - Pitcher Plant roosting Bats

Learn about the discovery of a bat which roosts in a Nepenthes of Borneo.

 

BBC News – Sundew and spiders compete

Find out how wolf spiders and sundews compete

 

BBC News - Introduced pitcher plants removed from Lake District wetland

When introduced to a non-native bog environment Sarracenia can become naturalised and invasive

 

Nature – could carnivorous plants help produce new antibacterial products

Can nepenthes help produce new antibacterial products. This article from nature suggests that this may be possible.

 

Independent – Could tomatoes be carnivorous

There have been suggestions that many species of common plants could be carnivorous, but how could this be true. find out and make up your own mind.

 

Independent - Nepenthes cultivated by Borneo Exotics is new to science

Nepenthes species shown at the Chelsea Flower Show seven years ago is discovered to be a new species

 

Wired.com – Ecosystems of the purple pitcher plants

Learn about what can be learnt from the ecosystems of the purple pitcher plant

 

Kew – Carnivorous Plant guide

Basic information about Kews carnivorous plants collection with information about the species 

 

Super slippery material inspired by Nepenthes

 Learn about the new materials inspired by Nepenthes pitchers

BBC Earth News – discovery of new species of Nepenthes

Explores the discovery of Nepenthes attenboroughii and other carnivorous plants found in the same area

 

BBC Earth News -  How Bladderworts work

Learn how Bladderworts cach their prey

 

BBC Earth News – Venus flytrap

Explores the evolutionary path of the Venus flytraps and how it is related with other carnivorous plants

 

Nature – termite eating Pitcher

The Science behind the amazing traps of  Nepenthes albomarginata

 

Nature - new type of Carnivorous Plant Discovered

New discovery of a plant which catches and digests worms using underground leaves. The plant was not known to be carnivorous

 

Microscopy-uk – the purple pitcher plant

Explores the traps of Sarracenia Purpurea under the Microsope

 

Guardian.co.uk – Pea sized frog found living in nepenthes in Borneo

The discovery of a tiny new frog living in nepenthes

 

Fauna and Flora International - New Nepenthes discovered in Cambodia

Discovery of a new species of nepenthes which grows from a rizome

 

Royal Horticultural Society - Collectors threatening Carnivorous Plants

Collectors are threatening the survival of many species of carnivorous plant

 

New Scientist - Ants which dive into Nepenthes pool

discover how one species of Ant survives living in Nepenthes pitchers