Legend has it that in the second half of the nineteenth century, some European explorers landed on the African island of Madagascar, including a German explorer, Karl Vuitton. Richie, who after his return, described: "I saw with my own eyes on the island trees that can eat people, the locals regarded it as a sacred tree, once an indigenous woman was driven to climb the sacred tree because she violated the rules and precepts of the tribe, under the woman's frightened expression I saw eight leaves with hard thorns on the tree tightly wrapped her, and a few days later, when the leaves reopened, only a pile of white bones remained" It is said that this is the earliest record and record of the man-eating tree. It is said that this man-eating tree may be "Dian Cypress" up to about seven or eight meters tall.
There are also relevant descriptions of "man-eating trees" in our Asia, that is, in Indonesia.
Legend has it that on the Indonesian island of Guawa, there is a kind of "man-eating willow" tree, which grows many soft branches and drags long on the ground, and when people accidentally touch it, its branches quickly entangle people like snakes. At the same time, it quickly secretes a very sticky gum, firmly sticks the person, and slowly digests the person. When it has finished absorbing the nutrients, its branches are redrawn, ready to catch new, "prey". I've seen such man-eating trees in the Hale Brothers cartoons. The plot is also quite exciting.
There are also rumors that there is a similar man-eating tree in the coastal region of East Africa, it has a name called "Nia Pint" Its long branches are covered with sharp spikes, and the leaves are very thick and thorny, if a man or a beast accidentally steps on it, those branches and leaves will wrap people up, and the more you struggle, the tighter you get, like a snake wrapping around an animal.
The most chilling thing is that there are indeed these "man-eating trees" in nature. But the "man-eating tree" we now recognize is far less terrifying than we have heard.
Most refer to Nepenthes, BottleGrass, etc., the leaves evolve into bottles, the bottle mouth is brightly colored, and can secrete scented honey glands, attracting insects and other small animals. The neck has hard hairs that grow downward obliquely, and the insect cannot escape as long as it climbs into the bottle, and the digestive juice at the bottom of the bottle will quickly digest it. Another category, such as thatched vegetable (thatchedaceae, thatched grass genus), the leaves have mucus glands, can secrete transparent, reflective mucus, making its appearance particularly bright and colorful, easy to attract insects. When the insect stops falling on the leaf surface, it is stuck with mucus, and the insect is full of mucus due to struggle, and eventually freezes to death. These plants that can prey on animals, although surprising to many people, do exist. However, these plants are not tall, generally only twenty or thirty centimeters high, and the tallest is only sixty or seventy centimeters tall. They can only prey on small animals, mainly insects, larger species, and occasionally small frogs or geckos. Therefore, people call them insect catching plants or carnivorous plants. As for the slightly larger animals, even mice, they are simply unable to capture.
Correct the man-eating tree, also known as the man-eating tree
"Man-eating trees" are plants rumored to be enough to kill or devour large animals.
The largest known carnivorous plant is Nepenthes rajah, which preys on small mammals. At the same time, man-eating trees refer to different legendary carnivorous plants, which are large enough to kill or even devour a human or other large animal. Despite the uncertain relevant reports, there is no specific evidence of the existence of such plants, so the existence of such plants is still a mystery for the time being.
Therefore, nature is nothing strange, and I hope that you and I will explore together in the unknown world.