Carnivorous Cryptid Plants of the World

We live in a world full of plants. Our’s is a green planet, one full of countless species of plant life that thrive in every corner of the world. From the hottest rain forests to deserts, to some of the most inhospitable places on Earth, plants have managed to adapt and take hold. Even in the coldest of Arctic tundra, one can find lichens clinging to the landscape. Indeed, plants are some of the most adaptable forms of life on the planet. 

Yet, some forms of plant life defy expectations. These are the plants that feed on other animals, ingesting meat just as an animal would. Many people have heard of the Venus flytrap eating flies or the pitcher plant devouring insects or even small animals such as mice, but there have long been stories of mysterious and terrifying plants in the dark corners of the world for which that is not enough. From the far flung, remotest edges of the planet come accounts and stories of plants that feed off of dogs, deer, monkeys, and indeed even human beings. These are the plants that haunt the forests of the Earth and our nightmares as well, the ones no one wants in their backyard. 

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