Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. Deep in the forests of Malaysian Borneo lurks a most peculiar ...

Oh, to be a pitcher plant. Unlike most of the animal kingdom, who run around chasing money, antelopes, Twitter mentions and whatnot, pitcher plants just sit there and let it all come to them. It's ...

The first-ever plant to develop underground pitfall traps has been discovered in Indonesia. While Nepenthes pudica is currently the only pitcher plant that feeds on subterranean prey, more may be ...