here is a very weird plant.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triffid picture: http://www.google.com/imgres?q=day+of+the+triffids&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1195&bih=453&tbm=isch&tbnid=E-tSFZAMRouWeM:&imgrefurl=http://blackholereviews.blogspot.com/2005/11/day-of-triffids-1967-deleted-scenes.html&docid=0UFhjVezT7SpyM&w=862&h=638&ei=eHlKTs_LHqL40gG7w6nrBw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=630&page=8&tbnh=129&tbnw=194&start=76&ndsp=13&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:76&tx=133&ty=71
Here is another one... http://www.examiner.com/movie-events-in-salt-lake-city/the-thing-from-another-world-31-days-of-horror Ok, so they are not REAL plants....but they sure are weird! Leave it to someone who likes old mind-numbing sci-fi Malcolm On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 6:25 PM, Benjamin Blonder <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > I'm about to embark on a middle school teaching project where > students will learn about a really odd species of plant - they'll > investigate its natural history, adaptation, etc., then make a > presentation to the class on their findings. > > I'd like your help with the names of some of your favorite weird > plants - especially charismatic ones are particularly welcome. I'm > hoping to have a list of about 50 in the end. Some examples of the > kinds of plants I'm imagining: Welwitschia, Amorphophallus, Nepenthes, > Hura... > > Once enough suggestions come in, I'd be pleased to summarize the > names to the list. > > Thanks! > Benjamin Blonder > University of Arizona > -- Malcolm L. McCallum Oceania University of Medicine Managing Editor, Herpetological Conservation and Biology "Peer pressure is designed to contain anyone with a sense of drive" - Allan Nation 1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea" W.S. Gilbert 1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss, and pollution. 2000: Marine reserves, ecosystem restoration, and pollution reduction MAY help restore populations. 2022: Soylent Green is People! The Seven Blunders of the World (Mohandas Gandhi) Wealth w/o work Pleasure w/o conscience Knowledge w/o character Commerce w/o morality Science w/o humanity Worship w/o sacrifice Politics w/o principle Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
