Commonly Found North American Wildflower Turns Out To Be A Carnivore
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The western false asphodel — an herb-like plant found in abundance along North America's West Coast — has been known to science since 1879. But it is only recently that researchers from the University of British Columbia discovered the innocent-looking plant's penchant for insects. The finding is particularly exciting given that this is the first new predatory plant to be discovered in 20 years.
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- bokibaki-1697204859952년 이상That’s pretty cool!!
- kainorion4년 이하One thing I learned from reading this is that they discovered this plant over 20 years ago.
thecool_kid4년 이하fun I did not know
explorer1221약 4년super cool and awesome
twelfth_night약 4년Wow! I'm glad it won't eat us!
talkaboutbruno약 4년WOW!!!😃 Sticky! Good thing we're like 10-20 times larger than those things!!😃 ;
da_frog약 4년so so cool! someone should write a meme about this....perfect meme material!
pupflower약 4년This is so interesting! This flower definitely reminds me of the Venus Flytrap. It's a very pretty flower, too. I believe everyone needs one of these in their gardens to keep some of the pesky insects out.- talkaboutbruno약 4년Why do they call it VENUS fly trap anyway? We may never know. . .
galaxy025235124년 이하Or is it from venus
pikachu12324년 이하Venus refers to the roman love goddess- pikachu12324년 이하Etymology. The plant's common name (originally "Venus's flytrap") refers to Venus, the Roman goddess of love. The genus name, Dionaea ("daughter of Dione"), refers to the Greek goddess Aphrodite, while the species name, muscipula, is Latin for both "mousetrap" and "flytrap".
draconix약 4년I wonder what happens if a bird touches it
kannageboi약 4년A bird is way too big to be digested and stuck to the stem. It will most likely be fine.
annieayuwoki약 4년dont touch the flower
kamrengalking4년 이하i love flowers