If you ever see this plant stay far away welcome back Charlie here you're about to see the most
deadly plants that eat animals from a flower that devours vertebrates and primates to a plant
that cries deadly tears first we have to look at the tropical pitcher the tropical pitcher is one
of the largest animal eating plants in the world they can be found in indonesia malaysia and china
this plant has a nickname the monkey curb that's because monkeys often drink rain water from it
that's okay for big monkeys but small monkeys sometimes get stuck inside these plants
and are eaten these plants also catch insects and small vertebrates like mice the plants in a walls
make two things a very sweet nectar and a wax this attracts many animals to go inside of it the sweet
nectar retracts the animals and the wax slides them in and also means they can't escape the
animals are effectively stuck in bain's pit after some time the animal passes away inside the plant
and over time the tropical pitcher ingests the nutrients this plant is so scary and at the same
time so unsuspecting moving on let's look at an even scarier animal eating plant this is the cobra
lily this plant grows in places with very bad soil nutrients this means it has to get nutrients from
other sources like animals and insects its name comes from its snake-like appearance and the
fact that it's as dangerous as a cobra it entices animals with a sweet nectar and it also has many
false accents this makes animals and insects think they can escape but really they can't the plant's
leaves are also partly translucent this means any insect or animal unlucky enough to get stuck
inside it will become very confused cobra lilies are very rare and those who have seen them say
they look like something from an alien planet like other plants cobra lilies absorb water from soil
water goes up this plant stem the unique thing about this plant is it can regulate the water
levels within this means if they want to they can drown animals and plants that have got stuck
inside them this plant is very complex and kind of genius moving on let's look at the bladder wart
bladderworts also eat animals but it does this in a very unique way it is the only predator that
uses a bubble to catch animals the underwater bubble and leaves have small surface traps
these are called triggers when an insect touches one of these trigger hairs the bubble forms
this pulls in its prey with water these can only trap and ingest very small prey but it does this
at lightning fast speeds it's been called the fastest plant in the world now let's take a
look at the portuguese sundew this animal eating plant can be found in portugal spain and morocco
this plant grows in low nutrient dry soil that's because it gets all of its nutrients from animals
insects often fly into its sticky grip portuguese sundews have leaves that coil outwards
the dew then sticks any insect that goes near it the plant will then begin to coil inwards further
trapping the insect eventually the insect will pass away from exhaustion or suffocation enzymes
will then be released which breaks the fly down taking all of the nutrients out of the insect and
giving it to the plant the plant attracts animals with yellow flowers and a very strong sweet scent
next let's look at the bibles linoflora this plant cries tears of death it's named after
the ancient greek woman bibalis she fell in love with her twin brother named connis but when connis
rejected her she cried so much that she passed away that's exactly what happens to any animals
that come across this plant the plant cries sparkling balls of mucilage this is a clear sweet
liquid the droplets sit on the plant and spread out it also glows a rainbow color in sunlight the
plant is very attractive but deadly to insects insects get stuck on the mucilage the brightly
coloured leaves then release enzymes these digest the insects and take their nutrients this
plant can mainly be found in australia seeing as australia is full of scary animals it only makes
sense they'd have scary plants too now i have to show you this plant this is the trigger plant if
anything touches this flower a trigger is released this covers any insect in pollen this leaves the
insect totally stunned amazingly the plant can do this in 15 milliseconds the trigger plant also
produces mucilage this causes any small insects to stick to its parts its leaves then produce
enzymes killing these insects this plant is also found in australia and has over 300 different
species next we have to look at the moccasin plant this meat-eating plant is very scary it gives off
a sweet scent which attracts insects it lures these insects into its moccasin-shaped pitches
as soon as they enter these insects have no escape the mocks and pictures are translucent
this confuses the insect and makes it more tired meaning that it will pass away from exhaustion
even faster the insect is then slowly digested by this plant some bugs have even been known to knock
themselves unconscious while trying to escape this plant might look beautiful but it shows its prey
zero mercy now let's look at gen licia genlisia are also known as the corkscrew plant this
insect eats protozoa it does this with its very specialized leaves the underwater leaves look
deceptively like rooms but they're actually very poisonous they're found in africa and central and
south america moving on let's look at the water wheel plant this is a carnivorous aquatic plant
it is called the most ruthless underwater plant in the world it uses a trap to eat small underwater
creatures the traps are attached to the stem of this plant both parts can slam very suddenly
trapping any insects or small fish inside it this happens within milliseconds whenever
anything swims near the trap the traps behave like they have their own brains when the small
sea creatures pass away all of the nutrients go to the plant finally we have to look at the venus fly
trap venus fly traps are one of the most famous carnivorous plants these can be found all over
the usa the plant seems to have a mind of its own it's not very complex at all if its trap
detects anything in it it will close up whether it's an insect a small animal or even a human
finger in recent years it's become a trend for people to buy these in their own homes they can
be a great way to get rid of house flies in the summer although venus fly traps are common they're
very strange when you think about it they look like alien mouths with spiky teeth they're also
even more brutal than other meat-eating plants instead of drowning their prey or suffocating them
they simply capture them in their claws the inside of a venus fly trapped jaws has a sweet nectar
this triggers one of the venus flytraps tiny spines a 20 second timer will then start if
another one of these spines is triggered in that time then the trap closes this is to prevent the
trap closing on useless things like leaves when the fly hits six or more triggers then digestive
enzymes are released that way the fly trap knows it's caught something worthwhile it will then
take all of that insects nutrition amazingly these venus fly traps can trap gigantic animals
this includes cockroaches and large spiders but now it's time for you to make your voice heard
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