Ep. 207 Man-Eating Plants

About this episode

This episode discusses the surprising dangers posed by seemingly harmless plants that could potentially prey on humans.

As human beings, we are lucky enough to be at the top of the food chain. Being at the top means there is nothing above us. No predators to watch out for, nothing evolving to eat is specifically. We never have to check our rear view. Or do we? In this episode we discuss what makes a good human predator, and it turns out its plants! That’s right, if we are going to be taken out, it will be by an attractive, seemingly harmless plant with beautiful flowers and hallucinogenic pollen. Listen as we discuss the dangers of high coconuts, using a pitcher plant as a toilet, and how Ben deals with nightmares of Muppets. Podcast Links The Muppets on Fascinating Fights Facebook Twitter

Topics covered

• man-eating plants
• predators
• human evolution
• pitcher plants
• hallucinogenic pollen

Keywords

• food chain
• coconuts
• Muppets
• nightmares

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