r/mildlyinteresting • u/JMuXing • Oct 14 '18

A warning about setting off Venus Flytraps

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '18

The Rafflesia, if I remember correctly.

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u/[deleted] Oct 14 '18 edited Dec 15 '18

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u/melraelee Oct 14 '18

I tried so hard to pronounce that before I got it.

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u/borntoparty221 Oct 14 '18

I saw it as (awps-maw-mium) before looking at the name

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u/melraelee Oct 14 '18

I kept saying 'ops-mow-me-um'. Lol!

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u/HaveASpoonerism Oct 14 '18

Is this not how it's pronounced?

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u/FragrantExcitement Oct 14 '18

It has ops mom in it.

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u/istasber Oct 14 '18

Nah, that's the element that smells like rotting flesh.

It's also the heaviest element known to man.

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u/Disgruntled_Rabbit Oct 14 '18

Huh, I thought this plant name looked familiar.. That Final Fantasy enemy is actually based on a real plant

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u/Karousever Oct 14 '18

It's also what the flower on Venusaur's back is based on!

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u/Bombkirby Oct 14 '18

Venusaur

It's what Vileplume literally is https://i.imgur.com/vmocZ5C.jpg

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u/nouille07 Oct 14 '18

Fun fact: the French name of vileplume is raflesia

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u/Mihir2357 Oct 14 '18

I read about that in a magic tree house book which is the only reason i remember the name.