What was supposed to be a simple online plant order turned into a botanical mystery—and now internet users are on the case. The Reddit user, u/queenmarimeoww, posted a photo of the unusual plant to ...

It might be the smallest plant with the biggest reputation in the world. And this Hollywood star is unique to the Wilmington area. Here's what you need to know about the Venus' flytrap, which Charles ...

CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - Fly Trap Trail in Carolina Beach State Park is home to a lot of bugs and plants. But the big draw for neighbors and visitors is the Venus flytraps. It’s a plant that ...

The Venus flytrap Dionaea muscipula is the most sophisticated of the carnivorous plants. Its traps snap shut in a fraction of a second, imprisoning prey in a cage of teeth that line the edges of the ...

The insect-eating Venus flytrap is found naturally in a 90-mile radius around Wilmington, N.C. A wildfire burned through the Green Swamp Preserve, a key habitat for the rare plant, but managers of the ...

The carnivorous Venus flytrap plant can snap its clamshell leaves around an insect in less than a second. But how? Unlike animals, plants have no muscles or brains. And plants are not known for their ...

They're small and creepy to some but fascinating to others. Venus flytraps only occur naturally in southeastern North Carolina; however, WECT reporter Ava Brendgord explains why the habitat of these ...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) — We are getting a first look at a prototype for one of North Carolina’s new license plate designs. Damon Waitt looking at Venus flytraps at the NC Botanical Garden (Chloe ...

The Endangered Species Act has been one of the country’s most valuable environmental tools, but it faces new threats. As the law turns 50, we’re asking whether this “pit bull” of an environmental law, ...