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This scientist fed his own flesh to a Venus Flytrap [1]
['David Pescovitz']
Date: 2023-11-07
Barry Rice is an astronomy professor at Sierra Collage in Rocklin, California. He's also a passionate botanist with a penchant for carnivorous plants and maintains a fascinating FAQ on the topic. Along with dozens of questions about the lifecycles of carnivorous plants, their digestive processes, and where to acquire them, Rice poses one particularly provocative question: "Can Venus flytraps digest human flesh?"
Being a scientist, Rice conducted an experiment to find out. At the time, he was suffering from athlete's foot that resulted in chunks of his skin peeling off. Guess what happened next.
From Sarracenia.com:
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