Are there any plants that actually eat mammals?

cub3d

Venus fly-trap...maybe... Aug 17 09, 5:54 AM

star_gazer

Actually, they are known to eat insects (flys) and arachnids (spiders). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_Flytrap Warm blooded mammals I am looking for...and not "The Little Shop of Horrors". Aug 17 09, 6:05 AM

zbeckabee

VERY cool question! Tuesday, August 11, 2009 -- It's no Triffid, but a new species of giant pitcher plant discovered in the highlands of the Philippines has a hunger for mammalian flesh. Fortunately, they're mostly interested in insects and rodents — at least for now. During a recent expedition to the Philippines' central highlands, a group of botanists discovered several unusual and previously undocumented plants and fungi. Among these discoveries was the Nepenthes attenboroughii, which they named for naturalist and carnivorous plant enthusiast David Attenborough. One of the largest pitcher plants ever discovered, N. attenboroughii produces pitchers up to two liters in volume, which attract and trap small animals. Like other carnivorous plants, N. attenboroughii traps and eats insects, but can also snack on rodents as large as rats. http://io9.com/5335129/mammal+eating-plants-found-in-the-philippines Aug 17 09, 6:33 AM

star_gazer

I wonder if they are actually space aliens? Let's start breeding these things and selling them as pets. Wow man! Maybe they can be trained to talk also. Aug 17 09, 8:34 AM

zeller

Here's a link to man-eating plants in fiction: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ManEatingPlant Aug 18 09, 1:40 AM