It's World Carnivorous Plant Day! We have several hundred carnivorous plants in our collection, ranging from U.S.-native plants like the Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) and East Coast pitcher plants (Sarracenia spp.) to tropical pitcher plants like Nepenthes spp. large enough to trap small mammals! Native only to North and South Carolina, Venus flytraps have leaves that trap insects and absorb their nutrients. The ruby-colored traps of this carnivorous plant lure their victims with sweet necta