Catching prey is as easy as 1-2-3 for Venus flytraps, according to a new study. That's because they use hormones to 'count' the steps of prey who are unfortunate enough to land on their surface. In a ...

But one family of spiders, the Uloboridae, don’t have venom glands. These strange animals have baffled scientists for years - if they cannot produce venom, how do they catch and kill their prey? A ...

The plants use that information to speed digestion, the scientists found, BBC News reports. Conducting a study, the scientists recorded the impulses generated by these hairs and measured changes ...

The digestive system exists in several different forms in the biological world. In the case of some types of spider for example, digestion is begun outside of the body, with digestive enzymes pumped ...

You don’t always need a book or movie for a good horror story. Sometimes, if you dare look closely enough, you can find one in your own backyard. Researchers have just confirmed the inner workings of ...

Optimal gut retention time for animals that eat and process discrete meals (batch reactors) is analogous to optimal feeding time for predators that partially consume individual prey. Recent ...