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Published 9 years ago by melanoleuca with 3 Comments
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When Plants Attack: A Time-Lapse

This "biolapse" condenses more than three months of footage into an eerie study of how carnivorous plants eat insects by filmmaker Chris Field

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  • cannon
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    That was pretty awesome to watch. Learned more biology in a few minutes than I did in a semester in HS.

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    • melanoleuca
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      I'm glad you enjoyed it! As a high school biology teacher, I hope your second statement was an exaggeration! :)

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  • Psychotropic
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    Possibly the most fascinating thing I've seen all week. Thank you for uploading this! I'd read about flytraps before, but seeing them in action is something else.

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