The strongest killer in the plant world, can swallow a mouse, it's terrible!

Did you know that plants can also "eat flesh"? In the world of insectivorous plants, there is a very powerful plant killer - giant pigweed, this pigweed is particularly tough, and can swallow a mouse!

We commonly eat small bugs, when insects and other plants into its bag, the lid is closed, and began to eat at ease! But the giant hogweed is different, it is much larger than the average hogweed, and can grow up to 1.5 meters

This hogweed has a bag so big that it can fit a mouse. This hogweed was discovered by British botanists in 2007!

How does the giant hogweed trap insects and mice?

The original hogweed bag mouth has a ring of tube-like structure, much like a spring rope, this location is particularly slippery because there is a hogweed secretion of mucus, fland is crawl to the top and simply can not stand.

When the bugs and rats are attracted by the special honey fragrance emitted by the hogweed, they will get into its bag to suck the honey, and once they step on the position of the bag mouth, they will fall dangerously and then slide in, and at this time the hogweed will cover the lid and start to enjoy its feast!

Some people ask, how does hogweed digest a mouse?

The pouch of the hogweed will secrete a special digestive fluid, scientists have found that this digestive fluid contains hydrochloric acid and protease, which can break down the mouse, leaving only hair and bone scraps.

These residues will remain and sink to the bottom of the bag, the piggy bank will not expel itself, but the microorganisms that live in the digestive juices will eat all the residues.

I wonder why these plants eat meat. Why can't they just absorb nutrients from the soil like other plants?

This has to do with the native environment of pigweed, pigweed is a tropical plant, distributed in the Old World tropics, the land is very poor, and there are not many nutrients, then pigweed to maintain life can only find ways to get nutrients from other places, with a little evolution began to have the ability to eat bugs.

Put your hand in the bag of pigweed, will it bite?

To be honest, the digestive juices of the pigweed are corrosive when it touches the skin for a long time, there will be a slight numbness in the fingers, but it will never corrode like sulfuric acid when it is dipped.

But the average person simply will not put their hands in, because it is too dirty, are some with the rotten liquid of the worm corpse, especially disgusting!

If you have a piggy bank at home, children will be very curious, and always want to put their hands in to see, it is recommended not to, although there is no harm, but also unclean is it, in case you accidentally eat into the mouth that can not say what the consequences.

You can rest assured that there are no cannibalistic plants found around the world, and the legendary cannibalistic flowers and the like are not cannibalistic at all, they are just rumors.

What are the growth habits of the pigweed?

The pigweed likes a warm, moist and humid environment because its source of nutrition is bugged, so it does not require much soil, breathable and moisturizing, so everyone will raise it with water moss, put it in a bright place with light, and spray more water every day.

Is it possible to raise pigweed in the north?

To be honest, the weather environment in the north is not suitable for the growth of pigweed, because pigweed requires high humidity and temperature, you can't make your home look like a tropical rainforest, damp all day long, right?

That's all we have to tell you about pigweed. What other interesting insect-eating plants do you know about, flower friends?