Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bladderwort are carnivorous. It uses its bladder-like structures to capture prey, mostly tiny insects. You can actually see the ...

Bladderwort might look innocent, but don’t let that fool you - this plant is a lightning-fast predator. In this video, we dive into how it works, why it’s so effective, and what makes it one of the ...

Bladderwort looks like a delicate little water plant, but it’s nothing of the sort once you pay attention to how it feeds. Hidden along its stems are tiny traps that pull in prey faster than you can ...

This is a scanning electron micrograph of the bladder of Utricularia gibba, the humped bladderwort plant (color added). The plant is a voracious carnivore, with its tiny, 1-millimeter-long bladders ...

Silas Mohlar, aquatic invasive species coordinator for the 30 Mile River Watershed Association, holds up invasive swollen bladderwort plants on Tilton Pond in Fayette. Since the plant was discovered ...

This is a light micrograph of the bladder of Utricularia gibba, the humped bladderwort plant (color added). Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases ...