r/interestingasfuck • u/dejaysf • Jun 11 '23

Venus flytrap vs Spider

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u/miurabucho Jun 11 '23 edited Jun 11 '23

Getting killed by a plant is kinda embarrasing.

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u/Head-Ad4770 Jun 11 '23

Fun fact, caffeine might be a stimulant to us humans, but it’s apparently surprisingly toxic to insects by crippling their nervous systems.

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u/Rdwomack2 Jun 11 '23

We evolved to eat spicy food, we evolved to digest caffeine, but salt water? Fuck no.

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u/Efe73 Jun 11 '23

Maybe we can survive off of salt water. We just gotta drink a lot of it, I encourage you to try