carnivorous – Page 3

There is a serious message behind this humorous sign (and no it’s not the part about violators being fed to the plants). Carnivorous plants are very sensitive to the oils in human skin and it will kill them, especially pitcher plants. There are many species of wild, native carnivorous plants in North America, so if you see them in the wild, look with your eyes, not with your hands.

One of the 39 species of Pitcher plants, Nepenthes sp. (Caryophyllales – Nepenthaceae), known in Borneo. Only the Philippines has more known species (45). Photo source.