Monday, August 24, 2009

Feed Me

Scientists have found a giant rodent-digesting plant in the Philippines:
The plant lures in the rats with the promise of sweet nectar. When the rat leans into the plant to drink the saccharine liquid, it slips on the pitcher's waxy interior, and gets stuck in the gooey sap. Once it is trapped, acid-like digestive enzymes break down the still-living rodent.
At the link, there's a sad photo of a trapped rat, and fine time-lapse video of the growing plant.

It seems to promise something sweet,
so jump right in with both your feet.

Once you're in, it's hard to get out.
The juices digest you while you shout.

Beware what seems too good to be true -
The sucker is probably you.

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