carnivorous plants

Describes the structure and behavior of various carnivorous plants, including the Venus flytrap, sundew, pitcher plant, and bladderwort.

Describes the habitat and physical characteristics of various insect-eating plants.

Text and photographs present a close-up look at sundews--where and how they grow, how they reproduce, and how their remarkable gland-tipped tenacles attract, trap, and absorb the plants' live food.

Presents the major types of carnivorous plants, including the Venus flytrap, pitcher plant, sundew, butterwort, and bladderwort. Tells how to grow these kinds of plants.

A fly trap plant, a seemingly innocent birthday present from Aunt Sarah, becomes a problem when it develops a craving for larger forms of life.

Introduces stinging plants, poisonous plants, and plants that eat animals.

Explains how and why pitcher plants, sundews, and other carnivorous plants trap insects for food.

Reveals the world of the ingenious, carnivorous plants that prey on insects.

Describes the Venus fly trap, sundew, pitcher plant, and bladderwort, and explains how active and passive traps work in these meat-eating plants.