Tonight, prepare to be a little grossed out: videos of carnivorous plants eating stuff. Not for the faint of heart!

Sundew vs. Fruit Fly Timelapse

Taken over six hours.

Venus Flytrap vs. Slug

The audio is just buzzing, making it even more bizarre.

Venus Flytrap vs. Fly

Tense. Audio is bad/unimportant.

Venus Flytrap vs. Butterfly and Frog

That might actually be a moth, but still. Yeek.

Venus Flytrap vs. Spider

The spider is being fed to the plant. Sad.

Venus Flytrap vs. Ladybug

Now this is way sadder than the spider.

Venus Flytrap and Pitcher Plants vs. David Attenborough

Sir David is not eaten. Just wanted to be clear about that. This one ends with a cliffhanger!

Sundew Plant vs. Flies

Apparently from the same documentary as the video above.

Pitcher Plant vs. Mouse

The video's YouTube title kinda gives away the ending to this one. But still, it's touch and go for a bit, particularly near the end. And apparently later it didn't go so well.

Bladderworts

This video is a bit slow (partly because the bladderwort is such a tiny plant), but hey, it's eating insects too!

Pitchers With Fangs

A look at some scary stuff at Kew Gardens. "These ones can actually catch mammals!"

How Pitcher Plants Work

A nice video from New Scientist explaining how the pitcher plant works. Science!

Further Reading

Check out: The Hunting Strategies of Carnivorous Plants, Stunning but Deadly Carnivorous Plants, and Madagascar’s Legendary Man-Eating Tree. You might also enjoy Wild View: Carnivorous Plants, a short documentary on carnivorous plants focusing on those found in the wilds of the US.