10 Plants That Eat Animals

While the venus flytrap is perhaps the most well known plant that eats animals, there are plenty of other carnivorous plants that feast on live prey. These impressive, yet somewhat terrifying, plants aren’t actually a danger for humans, but they’re definitely pretty interesting. It’s strange to think that there are animal-eating plants out there, but we’ve got to admit that stranger things do happen every day. Sometimes truth really is stranger than fiction.

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Number 10. Cobra Lily

The cobra lily gets its name from the fact that it looks somewhat similar to a cobra that’s all prepped to attack. This plant is relatively rare and is found in Oregon and California. This plant enjoys coldwater bog environments and it gains its sustenance from unfortunate insects. That being said, it can also thrive in ultramafic soil. The cobra lily attracts prey with its sweet aroma, tricking insects and other small creatures into thinking that it’s an unassuming food source. The colours of its forked leaves vary a bit, ranging from yellow to a purplish green hue. The plant devours insects in order to make up for a lack of nitrogen in its preferred environment. Cobra lilies are extremely hardy plants, able to regenerate from its roots even after being consumed by fire. One of three genera of American pitcher plants, it traps prey thanks to its sweet secretions and downward-pointing hairs that force victims down and keep them there. It prevents prey from escaping by hiding its small exit hole. It also has multiple fake exit points that are see-through, confusing prey and causing insects to wear themselves out after repeated attempts to escape through its false exits. Its inner walls are also slippery so prey can’t easily escape even if they do locate the true exit.

Number 9. Triphyophyllum

A monotypic plant genus, triphyophyllum is the only plant in its species. It has a three-stage life cycle and its leaves change shape as it progresses through these stages. To begin with, it has a rosette of lanceolate leaves, eventually developing long, slender leaves, which are used to help it trap insects. From there, it produces short non-carnivorous leaves, the tips of which resemble grappling hooks. The stems of these leaves can grow to lengths of 50 metres and thicknesses of four inches across. The largest of all known carnivorous plants, triphyophyllum wasn’t known to be carnivorous until 1979, 51 years after its initial discovery. Its seeds grow to be 3 inches in diameter and are bright red in colour. Quite rare, this plant is native to Western African tropical forests, being found in Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. It catches prey thanks to a mucilage secretion and is considered a passive carnivorous plant because it’s leaves don’t actively move in order to aid it in feeding. Instead, it traps its prey, by acting a little like flypaper, with insects that land on its leaves becoming stuck, allowing the plant to slowly digest them.

Number 8. Corkscrew Plant

This plant doesn’t actually eat insects at all. Instead, it prefers to ingest protozoa and other tiny, microscopic critters. This plant attracts prey with the help of its leaves, which grow underneath the soil where its food sources can be found. These leaves are long and are very pale, resembling strange roots as they extend through the soil below. Some types of corkscrew plants, however, do have leaves that sprout above the soil, although these are only used to aid in photosynthesis. Officially a type of herb, these plants can be found in Africa as well as Central and South America, so it’s relatively widespread. There are around 30 known species of corkscrew plants and they tend to grow in wet or semi-aquatic environments. Much like Triphyophyllum, its carnivorous nature wasn’t known until well after its initial discovery. That being said, Charles Darwin himself was sure that the plant was carnivorous, although he was unable to prove it himself. This plant has no roots, with its underground leaves performing the same function as traditional roots, allowing the plant to anchor itself in the ground while absorbing water and nutrients from the soil.

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