The foot hills of the Western Ghats are a remarkable habitat. Formed of Laterite (a hard rock) outcrops, they are a barren land during summer.

In the kind of discovery seldom seen in modern biology, scientists say they have discovered a carnivorous Brazilian plant that uses sticky, subterranean leaves to catch and digest worms.

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Why do some insect-eating plants like sundews keep their flowers so far away from their traps?

Charles Darwin described the Venus Flytrap as 'one of the most wonderful plants in the world.'