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Can carnivorous plants actually eat people?
Original: Can carnivorous plants eat people? https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.pops ci.com/science/carnivorous-plants-eat-humans/
A Popular Science article examines whether carnivorous plants such as Venus flytraps and pitcher plants could consume a human. The short answer is no: these plants trap insects and occasionally small frogs or rodents, lacking the size, strength and digestive capacity to harm people. The piece breaks down the biology behind their traps and why legends of man-eating plants remain pure fiction.
Why now: Curiosity about the natural world and the enduring myth of man-eating plants keeps the question circulating online.
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- Can carnivorous plants eat people? https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.pops ci.com/science/carnivorous-plants-eat-humans/ · popsci.com@web.brid.gy · 7
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