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Newly Found Giant Plant Eats Rodents - Friday The 13th - 08-23-2009 Rodent-eating plant discovered in Palawan - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos Weird and Strange News - AOL News Researchers have discovered a giant pitcher plant atop a remote mountain in the Philippines. The carnivorous plant, called Nepenthes attenboroughii, can grow to be more than 4 feet tall. It can also devour bugs and even rodents, dissolving them in a bath of acids and enzymes. The carnivorous plant, a member of the “pitcher ” family, can grow to a length of more than four feet. According to scientists, animals are lured into its slipper-like mouth, where they either drown or die of exhaustion before being slowly dissolved by digestive enzymes. ----- That's some weird shit right there! Newly Found Giant Plant Eats Rodents - KittenSlayer - 08-23-2009 Indeed! Newly Found Giant Plant Eats Rodents - Friday The 13th - 08-23-2009