Rat-eating plant discovered in Philippines

[pennybarry]

I've seen venus plants here and amazing. But we have more amazing plants in Pinas just discovered:omg:


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/6041241/Rat-eating-plant-discovered-in-Philippines.html

[Tawi2]

I read that in a horticultural Journal a few days ago Pen,I have seen some biggies :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[IainBusby]

It would be fantastic if they could get them to grow in London!

[pennybarry]

I read that in a horticultural Journal a few days ago Pen,I have seen some biggies :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Beautiful:xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Tawi2]

If you have a look at the picture I think that rats been placed in there for the photograph,not even the largest pitcher plant could kill and dissolve a full grown rat as they are arboreal and could easily climb out,pitchers rely on drowning their victims like small insects,that rats got its head sticking out,no way did it drown and the plants juices dissolve a creature over time.:icon_lol:

[Tawi2]

It would be fantastic if they could get them to grow in London!

I believe theres specimens as we speak in Kew :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Ji&Ma]

It would be fantastic if they could get them to grow in London!

Do you mean Parliament and Downing Street? :Erm: :omg::icon_lol::icon_lol:

[Tawi2]

Yeah,bigger man sized versions to eat the bigger rats :icon_lol::xxgrinning--00xx3:

[pennybarry]

If you have a look at the picture I think that rats been placed in there for the photograph,not even the largest pitcher plant could kill and dissolve a full grown rat as they are arboreal and could easily climb out,pitchers rely on drowning their victims like small insects,that rats got its head sticking out,no way did it drown and the plants juices dissolve a creature over time.:icon_lol:

If in doubt, go to Palawan MT. Victoria :icon_lol::Rasp:

[Tawi2]

I do doubt penny because I know a little about plants and a little about rattus norwegicus :xxgrinning--00xx3: Pitchers dissolve their victims normally carapace and chitin insects slowly over a matter of days or weeks,look at the rat in the pic,its been placed there facing out:icon_lol:maybe,just maybe,the odd tiny rat could fall in but no way Jose does that plant eat rats on a regular basis :icon_lol:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitcher_plant

[pennybarry]

Yeah,bigger man sized versions to eat the bigger rats :icon_lol::xxgrinning--00xx3:

Wish I could have some of those in our farm, we have rats there big as cat:bigcry: Rats eats chicks brain only. They leave the body:omg: I've seen lots of our chicks without brain. We accused 2 predators before. Snake or maybe rats and we caught it was rats :NoNo:

[Tawi2]

Rats are INCREDIBLE :xxgrinning--00xx3:I once went to the Karni Mata rat temple in Bikaner just to see them,I was fascinated by them as a kid,they are arboreal and predatorial,if you leave a dead rat in a trap and theres no other food source around they will resort to cannabalism :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[pennybarry]

Rats are INCREDIBLE :xxgrinning--00xx3:I once went to the Karni Mata rat temple in Bikaner just to see them,I was fascinated by them as a kid,they are arboreal and predatorial,if you leave a dead rat in a trap and theres no other food source around they will resort to cannabalism :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Cannibalism? It's my turn ahahhaha:Rasp::Rasp::Rasp: joke huh I like people correcting my english and spelling. Like you sometimes:xxgrinning--00xx3::)
I'm learning and that's great:xxgrinning--00xx3::xxgrinning--00xx3:

[Tawi2]

This is what you need for the farm pen,guaranteed to keep the rat population down http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGRN39oifsE
But this is what the professionals use,watch it to the end,the rest is just pumping the mix into the burrows :omg:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XM8DZRO34o

[Tawi2]

Thanks for correcting my engrish Pen :icon_lol::icon_lol:

[pennybarry]

I don't think it will work Tawi. When hubby was in Pinas, he tried Rat trap, sticky and wired trap, he poisoned them but still we have rats (our pets). He caught some and drowned into the water :D

I found different rat killers here. It's aqua blue in colour. I think that is more effective. Rats may like imported food from UK who knows.

[Tawi2]

Large scale infestations your better off poisoning them pen,as you said they might like an imported anticoagulant poison :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[KeithD]

Just buy King Cobra's to roam your property :)

[Tawi2]

You dont have to buy them over there,seen quite a number of cobras in Pinas :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[KeithD]

You dont have to buy them over there,seen quite a number of cobras in Pinas :xxgrinning--00xx3:
Spitting snakes eh.....back to Catholic priests :rolleyes:

[Tawi2]

Those guys make me shudder,thats the truth,they preach all this hypocrisy(spelling check Penny:icon_lol:)then behind closed doors..................:NoNo:

[joebloggs]

i don't believe it,

why, rats will gnaw thru anything, even thru my thick plastic bin at work, wood, lead, even concrete.they can cause great destruction with their powerful teeth and jaws. so i would have thought it wouldn't take long to get thru a plant :doh