Still Waters Posted November 11, 2012 #1 Share Posted November 11, 2012 When the Venus flytrap Dionaea muscipula was first made known to botanists in the 1760s, they would not believe that it could actually catch and consume insects - until living specimens were observed in action. Moreover, reports have also emerged from several remote regions of the world concerning horrifying carnivorous plants that can ensnare and devour creatures as large as birds, dogs, and monkeys - and sometimes even humans! http://karlshuker.bl...-tree-more.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafterman Posted November 11, 2012 #2 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Gotta love how the gratuitous boobage in the first drawing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangepeaceful79 Posted November 11, 2012 #3 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Gotta love how the gratuitous boobage in the first drawing. When you can't dazzle them with an actual specimen of a plant that ate a human - make sure to distract them with breasts. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taun Posted November 11, 2012 #4 Share Posted November 11, 2012 So I guess that one was a woman eating plant... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted November 11, 2012 #5 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Well, that's not going to make it into any cutesy animated film, is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnemonix Posted November 11, 2012 #6 Share Posted November 11, 2012 That's just what this world needs, man-eating trees. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Waffles Posted November 11, 2012 #7 Share Posted November 11, 2012 I can see her udders 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangepeaceful79 Posted November 11, 2012 #8 Share Posted November 11, 2012 I can see her udders 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted November 11, 2012 #9 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Thats one weird looking man....i would be more inclind to investicate the man with boobs, for more interesting!!! before looking at the man eating tree. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReaperS_ParadoX Posted November 11, 2012 #10 Share Posted November 11, 2012 I recall reading this story before, I doubt theres any truth to it and I thought the biggest animal a plant could eat was at most a rat. Interesting though ever see the movie The Ruins 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted November 11, 2012 #11 Share Posted November 11, 2012 That's just what this world needs, man-eating trees. Maybe we can gift those trees to al-Qaeda training camps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bling Posted November 11, 2012 #12 Share Posted November 11, 2012 I could think of several people I'd like to 'introduce' to that miracle of nature! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-C Posted November 12, 2012 #13 Share Posted November 12, 2012 I wonder what show they're going to bump on TV for...Mystery of the Man-eating Trees series...excuse my while I pull out some nose hairs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euphorbia Posted November 12, 2012 #14 Share Posted November 12, 2012 When the Venus flytrap Dionaea muscipula was first made known to botanists in the 1760s, they would not believe that it could actually catch and consume insects - until living specimens were observed in action. Moreover, reports have also emerged from several remote regions of the world concerning horrifying carnivorous plants that can ensnare and devour creatures as large as birds, dogs, and monkeys - and sometimes even humans! http://karlshuker.bl...-tree-more.html Total hoax! As a collector, I have about a thousand plants at my house, many from Madagascar. Not only does this species not exist, the genus doesn't exist either. If this plant actually existed, it would be a well known plant and places like the Huntington Botanical Gardens in southern California, and the Kew Gardens in London would have one in their collections. http://www.museumofh...e_of_madagascar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-C Posted November 12, 2012 #15 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Total hoax! As a collector, I have about a thousand plants at my house, many from Madagascar. Not only does this species not exist, the genus doesn't exist either. If this plant actually existed, it would be a well known plant and places like the Huntington Botanical Gardens in southern California, and the Kew Gardens in London would have one in their collections. http://www.museumofh...e_of_madagascar Sounds awesome. All different or do you have a preference in your collection? Tell us about it. Any pics? Just watch out for fast growing hungry one in the corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euphorbia Posted November 12, 2012 #16 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Sounds awesome. All different or do you have a preference in your collection? Tell us about it. Any pics? Just watch out for fast growing hungry one in the corner. Mostly all different. Look up my screen name in Google images. Euphorbia is just one of many genera from the succulent world and one of my favorites. I have about 60 different species of Euphorbia alone...... BTW, the plant everyone knows as Poinsettia is actually Euphorbia pulcherrima. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyche101 Posted November 14, 2012 #17 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Total hoax! As a collector, I have about a thousand plants at my house, many from Madagascar. Not only does this species not exist, the genus doesn't exist either. If this plant actually existed, it would be a well known plant and places like the Huntington Botanical Gardens in southern California, and the Kew Gardens in London would have one in their collections. http://www.museumofh...e_of_madagascar Indeed. some plants however do consume small mammals such as rats. I was pretty surprised at that. A man eating tree is quite a step up though. Do you have any pictures of your garden online? Quite a green thumb myself, so I like to think. I'd love to have a look at your garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyche101 Posted November 14, 2012 #18 Share Posted November 14, 2012 When you can't dazzle them with an actual specimen of a plant that ate a human - make sure to distract them with breasts. And that wins. Every time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idano Posted November 14, 2012 #19 Share Posted November 14, 2012 I recall reading this story before, I doubt theres any truth to it and I thought the biggest animal a plant could eat was at most a rat. Interesting though ever see the movie The Ruins Movies good, book is much better. The movie goes to show it can be a vine instead of one BIG plant.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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