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Rat-eating Plant Discovered in Australia

Posted by samzenpus on from the plants-doing-a-cats-work dept.

Megaport writes "Finally, the news that every slashdot-meme poster have been waiting for. A rat-eating vine called "Tenax" has been discovered in the rainforests of the Cape York region in Queensland, Australia"

5 of 133 comments (clear)

  1. Too Bad. by airencracken · · Score: 5, Funny

    I figured it'd be more useful in the fire swamps.

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    Hell is other people - Jean-Paul Sartre
  2. Pic and more info by MonkeyBoyo · · Score: 5, Informative

    picture here, and there is even a Wikipedia entry.

  3. Small Fry... by spokedoke · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Who cares about a wee little rodent eating plant when they have trees attacking cows in India!

  4. Re:Mass Production for Export by nEoN+nOoDlE · · Score: 5, Funny

    Then again, maybe Washington needs them more for the big ones they have there.

    Tenax for President in '08! He'll clean up Washington!

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    Don't trust a bull's horn, a doberman's tooth, a runaway horse or me.
  5. Re:Kinda small for a pitcher plant by TranscendentalAnarch · · Score: 5, Funny

    And a 6 inch pitcher is not all that big. You know... they've got pills for that.