NEWS AND VIEWS29 July 2025Wall decorators and artists seek solutions, and insects plunge to their pitcher-plant fate, in this week’s pick from Nature’s archive.100 years agoAccess optionsAccess Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journalsGet Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription27,99 € / 30 dayscancel any timeLearn moreSubscribe to this journalReceive 51 print issues and online access199,00 € per yearonly 3,90 € per issueLearn moreRent or buy this articlePrices vary by article typefrom$1.95to$39.95Learn morePrices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkoutdoi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-02139-zThis article features text from Nature’s archive. By its historical nature, the archive includes some images, articles and language that by twenty-first-century standards are offensive and harmful. Find out more.SubjectsHistoryArtsPlant sciencesLatest on:Jobs Faculty Positions in Westlake UniversityFounded in 2018, Westlake University is a new type of non-profit research-oriented university in Hangzhou, China, supported by public a...Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaWestlake UniversityFaculty Recruitment, Westlake University School of MedicineFaculty positions are open at four distinct ranks: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Full Professor, and Chair Professor.Hangzhou, Zhejiang, ChinaWestlake University