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more about #plants GreyHammer: seems to me they want to be in a 'Yes' album cover since you know thats where cameron got his 'inspiration' more » Spider Sister: Yay, another project that'll be canceled five years from now. more » gods-n-clods: In doing research on how to get rid of eczema, I came across this: [www.tomatoesareevil.com] While it is mostly mockery, there is quite a few people w... more » Starwatcher: You say tomato, I say, aaaaah, run for your lives! more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: "...tomatoes, ornamental tobacco plants..." Tomacco? more » Ruthless, If you let me: They are, however, thought to derive little benefit because they are so well-supplied with fertilisers whereas in the wild it might be an important so... more » j1mbo: LOL, now parents have an excuse to make children eats the veggies. "Son, eat or be eaten. Stay on top of the food chain" more » ricodetroit: They need to start putting teeth on Mr. Potato Head... more » Althestane: Now i really want to know HOW they trap insects. What are the adaptations that hold the bugs there? And that's also a fine line these plants are bal... more » Barnabus: So, isn't any plant that can derive nutrients from a decaying bug technically a carnivore, or are we really just focusing on the ones that can actuall... more » RoboBagins: So the Solanaceae aka "Deadly Nightshade" family is carnivorous? Double Respect. more » aubreyf: When I say tomato, you say killer. more » evildead1971: i for one welcome my new potato underlords more » The Curse of Millhaven: Now I know why I have fewer rabbits after I put in my tomatoes. more » Jonny_eh: So how will the vegetarians respond to this? Is it ok to eat veggies that eat meat? more » Adah: My grandfather always swore tomatoes were poisonous. My grandmother finally convinced him to try some tomatoes she had grown in her garden, and he ha... more » spidyredneckjedi: Well, from insects to humans is still quite a leap... Just keep them away from radiation or toxic waste, and we should be fine. more » Wookie1972: These guys beat them to it. #plants more » acrobatic rabbit: OMG I want one!!!! but $139?? they're only 10inches high...really?? jebus, that's my car payment! #plants more » queensowntalia: Brave little catcus people! They've really got spine. #plants more » -
#architecture
Singpore Plans its Own Version of Pandora on Earth
So far you can only visit Pandora in the movies, but Singapore's planned Marina South Gardens project will combine its own man-made and natural wonders — with lush, vertical gardens scaling gigantic artificial solar trees. More » -
#killertomatoes
Some Vegetables Are Vicious Killers
Suddenly, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes seems just a little bit closer to reality with the news that tomatoes are carnivorous. No, you didn't misread that: Tomatoes are carnivorous... and so are potatoes. Everything you knew is wrong, people. More » -
#art
Tiny Terrarium People Want To Steal Your Sunshine
We're being invaded by plant people. Check out these tiny little Terrariums aliens from Matteo Cibic. They are each hand blown and cost a whopping $139 each, but you will have your own tiny Triffid. [via Apartment Therapy] -
#ancientorganisms
The Oldest Living Things in the World
Photographer Rachel Sussman travels around the world taking pictures of organisms that have been alive for thousands of years, and will still be around long after we're gone — from venerable bushes to bacteria that's survived over 400,000 years. More » -
#afternoonreading
Psychedelic Plants Lead to Alien Mind-Melding in a Small Town
In Dash Shaw's Body World, a drug-addicted botanist travels to a small suburb to investigate the hallucinogenic qualities of a mysterious plant. When he smokes it, he finds himself getting closer to the town's inhabitants than he ever cared to. More » -
#invasivespecies
Britain Uses Imported Bugs To Combat Invasive Plant Species For The First Time
A team at University of Leicester is using nature against itself for the first time in Europe. They are calling it "biocontrol"; the team is bringing in sap-sucking insects from Japan to control an invasive plant species called Knotweed. More » -
#monstersamongus
Mammal-Eating Plants Found in the Philippines
It's no Triffid, but a new species of giant pitcher plant discovered in the highlands of the Philippines has a hunger for mammalian flesh. Fortunately, they're mostly interested in insects and rodents — at least for now. More » -
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#biologicalhybrids
Kleptoplast Slug Steals Plant Genes and Lives on Sunlight
A kleptoplast is an organism that steals genes from other organisms, usually by eating them. Usually those stolen genes don't actually function, but not so in the case of the leafy green E. chlorotica sea slug. This little guy uses plant genes to generate its own photosynthesis factory - after eating its favorite kind of algae, the E. chlorotica can live entirely on solar power for up to a year. More » -
#ecoarchitecture
Plants Invade Singapore Skyscraper
Step aside, humans; the plants are about to take over the Singapore skyline. This building may look like a scene from a post-human era, but it's actually the EDITT Tower, an eco-friendly structure slated for construction in Singapore. The hope is that the veggie-laden tower will provide locals with a much-welcome view of plant life in an urban setting, as well as help rehabilitate the city-state's devastated ecosystem. More » -
#madscience
How To Make Hyper-Evolved Plants
Some kinds of plants evolve so quickly into new species that they surprised scientists compiling a genetic family tree showing how long each species on Earth has existed. Researchers at Yale working on the Tree of Life Project finally figured out why these plant species evolve so quickly, and their research has some interesting implications. Such as hyper-evolved sentient plants taking over the world (or maybe just the UK). More » -
#spaceporn
Dunes of Mars
In yet another cool image from the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter near Mars, we see these dunes on the planet's surface. This image comes from the Hellespontus region of Mars, where sand from local mesas has been molded into these shapes by high intensity winds. No word yet on whether the famous canals of Mars are actually wormsign. You can learn more about Martian sand dunes here. Photo via AP, HO, and NASA. -
#macrophotography
Close-Up of Life (and Death) from Another World
No, this isn't the plant life you'll see on Jupiter when we get there. It's a tiny piece of decaying strawberry. It's the work of amateur macrophotographer Bill Hails, who spent a recent sleepy afternoon taking his high-magnification camera on a safari through the the micro-jungle. More »
