I was grabbed by a news headline stating that a "sheep eating" plant was set to bloom in a greenhouse in Surrey for the first time in fifteen years. This I had to find out about.
According to the International Science Times, the Puya chilensis, a native of Chile, indeed does use its spikes to trap animals as large as sheep and then fertilizes itself with their decaying corpses. I am torn between wanting to see a time lapse video of this process and being horrified at myself. I may have to settle for watching Little Shop of Horrors.
http://www.isciencetimes.com/articles/5472/20130621/sheep-eating-plant-puya-chilensis-animals-england.htm
According to the International Science Times, the Puya chilensis, a native of Chile, indeed does use its spikes to trap animals as large as sheep and then fertilizes itself with their decaying corpses. I am torn between wanting to see a time lapse video of this process and being horrified at myself. I may have to settle for watching Little Shop of Horrors.
http://www.isciencetimes.com/articles/5472/20130621/sheep-eating-plant-puya-chilensis-animals-england.htm
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