15 Terrifying Plants That Eat Animals

We have mostly talked about animals that eat plants, but have you ever heard of plants that eat animals? Well, the roles have reversed. Here, you will get to know about fifteen of the most terrifying plants to exist on earth. We will go over carnivorous plants out of which you might have heard of at least one or two.

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Cobra Lily

The first one we have on the list is the cobra lily. But why is it named this way? Well, the plant looks like a cobra, to begin with, which is why is it termed as the Cobra Lily. Sounds pretty scary already, right? Wait till you hear how it traps insects and keeps them from getting out of its trap. The Cobra Lily has a sweet smell that allows it to lure in the insects towards itself. As soon as the insects come flying near it, they are compelled to go near the pitcher where the smell comes from. Here is when things get scarier. Once insects enter the pitchers of the Cobra Lily, there is no going back for them.

They are trapped in the pitcher where they’re able to see multiple exits, but they’re all fake since the Cobra Lily has many see-through false exits in place. The inset tries its best to get out from here, but eventually tires out from the battle and fails to get out of the pitcher. The Cobra Lily digests the insect fairly quickly once it is inside the pitcher. Therefore, adding all the nutrition to
making the Cobra Lily grow.

Cape Sundew

Next, we have Cape Sundew. The Cape Sundew doesn’t require rich soil to grow as it mostly found in areas where there is poor soil. You will find this plant more common in the coastal areas of Morocco, Spain, and Portugal. How are these plants terrifying? Well, they eat insects to meet their nutrition level, to begin with. Pretty similar to other terrifying animal-eating plants, the Cape Sundew lures in its prey through the sweet aroma that it produces. Almost every insect is attracted to such an aroma, therefore, falls prey to these plants. But how does it eat the insects? Well, that’s surprising.

The Cape Sundew has a sticky substance present all over its thin leaves. So, once an insect is attracted and flies onto the plant, it gets stuck on the leaves. The hold of this substance is so strong that insects aren’t able to get away from the Cape Sundew’s grasp. Once the insect is stuck on the leaves, the plant’s enzymes quickly start working their way to digesting the insect. This might be a long process as the enzymes work their way to dissolve the insect and make use of all the nutrients from it to flower the following day.


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