Even tho this is a parisite planet,This has to be one of the most complex and facinating being's i've seen until now.The way it acts,and doesn't depend on the sun,is always amazing to me.Great job,i've really liked your video.I'm subscribing for lot's a more weird planet/animal etc,stuff!As i always say,Knowladge is power.
clinton yeung yes..here in E.Texas the mistletoe is rampant and a voracious parasite to many trees here.It particularly likes the Mesquite trees,however nobody boo-hoosuch for that since they're introduced pest plants as well.
Stapelia Gigantea is another huge stinky flower from africa (though the smell is faint and not really that bad) you can find cuttings on Ebay regularly, and it blooms readily in cultivation. It looks like a cactus but it's actually a succulent milkweed. The flowers look like a hairy starfish up to a foot across.
Wow, one of the best videos you've made. This plants are quite evil. One question, the flower always makes the fruit? Is it imposible to take the whole system underneath and try to generate more. Could you take the parasite and put it in another flower or plant? Thanks!
If the flower gets pollinated (and I'm assuming if other conditions are right) it will produce the fruit. As far as I know, these plants will grow on a few different species of Euphorbia, but no other plants. And I don't know if anyone tried to essentially "rehome" one of these. Supposedly, someone once planted some Hydnora africana seeds in a pot with Euphorbia, and YEARS later it grew a flower...but I couldn't find great documentation on it and the scientist I spoke with told me that at least they'd never been grown in the lab.
I am a plant professor and one of my students wrote about this plant for an assignment. Although I know of many parasitic plants, this one is quite new to me to know about. Interestingly many of these species have a strong smell associated with it- perhaps some evolutionary significance attached to it. Thank you for the interesting video.
We have a parasitic plant in Ohio that works similarly. It’s called cancer root, or sometimes “squaw corn”, because it lives off the roots of oak trees and the flowers look kinda like yellow corn cobs or pine cones.
The giant flower at the beginning of the video is called a Rafflesia and it's found only in the Malaysian rainforests and it's endangered and smells like spoiled meat. I'm from Malaysia btw
Anna, you are amazing! Thank you so much for making all these super aesthetic and cool videos with intelligent and super interesting topics! I love this one! And the one with carnivorous plants aaannd all the others!
This is the most interesting thing I've ever heard for years! Thanks for making these videos! Growing these in a lab would be difficult since it has no leaves; I wonder what is going on that stops anyone from growing these in a lab. What triggers the plant to know when to germinate? Temperature? Pressure? Interaction? Or is there a second process that's going on? You have to answer this for me!! I have so many questions!! 😆
Anyone else think it's funny that the name of the scientist studying Hydnora triceps is Lytton Musselman? That's about as ironic as a scientist named Murphy Spudman studying potatoes.
If I can get my hands on one, I'll definitely do research on how it reproduces. If I can not, this plant will be one of the first I'll study in college. Definitely an intriguing topic, too bad it's found in South Africa. Other than trying to be germinated in a lab, have there been any studies on asexual reproduction of this plant?
Ur vids are so useful, and I love them, plz never ever stop making vids!!!!!! Ur vids are fun, useful and are important to us people. So thx for making somany videos!!!!!!!
I wonder who thought, "omg this STINKS, and its far from pretty... maybe I should eat it!" 😂 Not saying it shouldn't be eaten but it would seem it has no appeal to humans. Lol
No they not even in the same order. Rafflesia is in order Malpighiales and Hydnora belongs to order Piperales so it is more related to the non parasitic Black pepper which belongs to same order but different family
I was wondering about poisonous plants? There are so many. While some are poisonous to eat, some plants have poisonous sap such as the manchineel tree. It is a defense mechanism that plants have, since plants cannot run away like other animals can do.
annnd i just realised how chlorophyte got its name. its related to plants. its desc is (terraria hardmode ore) "it reacts to the light." it was named after chlorophyll
I'm baffled with this plant's (?) classification. If Hydnora africana is a parasite, "completely reliant on another plant" for nutrition, and unable (I´ll assume) of obtaining nutrients through photosynthesis, then logically it cannot be considered a plant of it's own right - since it lacks the most important criteria to be classified as a plant: *being photoautotrophic*. The fact that the adult organism lives underground, only ascending with its reproductive structutres to sexually reproduce, makes it characteristically similar to certain fungi (think of certain mushroom species, for example) I guess this is a real challenge to the taxonomists :)
Wow. It's a dead-ringer for a stinkhorn fungi species. But is a plant?? Totally bizarre. Definitely the strangest I've seen!
For years people actually thought it was a fungus! Such a weird plant...
+Gross Science Wow! That's interesting.
The real question is when will we see these in future valentines day bouquets??
No thanks
Funny you'd say that, today is valentine's day
@@kylevalentine5431 Really?
@@omkarzarkar1021 well, I can't verify as it was an entire two years ago but I believe I was right
Even tho this is a parisite planet,This has to be one of the most complex and facinating being's i've seen until now.The way it acts,and doesn't depend on the sun,is always amazing to me.Great job,i've really liked your video.I'm subscribing for lot's a more weird planet/animal etc,stuff!As i always say,Knowladge is power.
Thank you!!!
Nice "fly calling for help" impression.
1:42 This looks like a head on picture of two smiling snails taking a stroll and having a nice conversation.
Is this flower the inspiration for the movie Tremors?
This was video by far is the most interesting one to date! I also learned that Plants can be parasites as well which surprised me
Right?! It surprised me, too!
clinton yeung yes..here in E.Texas the mistletoe is rampant and a voracious parasite to many trees here.It particularly likes the Mesquite trees,however nobody boo-hoosuch for that since they're introduced pest plants as well.
Kimberly Patton the mistletoe? the same little thing that killed the viking Balder? and used for Xmas kissing it's a parasite? wow!
yup, mistletoe is a parasitic plant as well.
mistletoe is a half-parasite
you can eat the fruit? WOW.
RIGHT?!?!?! I wish I could try one.
Me too. I suspect baboons and crested porcupines dig out and consume their share of those fruits as well.
You should try the Noni fruit instead.
Or the durian.
If it didn't have flowers and seeds, I would think it was a fungus with the way it grows! Crazy cool. Have you ever gotten to smell one before?
No, I haven't! I'd love to, though!
The flower on the thumbnail looks like
Honestly I don’t need to finish my sentence because you already know what I’m about to say.
pussy
The vagiene.. yes. I am right.
Oh yeah,strawberry yoghurt is my fav...
*I NEED THAT PLANT*
parasitic plants are so cool
even if it's not very gross, could you do one about the fairy wasp? it's smaller than amoeba and lays it's eggs in wasp eggs
Love that idea.
I feel hope! :D thanks for replying
Jay F bolin who wrote that paper is my teacher at my college, showing him this video.
Oh fabulous! I chatted with a colleague of his for this piece. I hope Dr. Bolin likes it!
0:12 In 3rd grade I did a research project about this plant and was obsessed with how cool it was.
That's so creepy!
This is a plumber’s worst nightmare.
Stapelia Gigantea is another huge stinky flower from africa (though the smell is faint and not really that bad) you can find cuttings on Ebay regularly, and it blooms readily in cultivation. It looks like a cactus but it's actually a succulent milkweed. The flowers look like a hairy starfish up to a foot across.
"They live underground most of their lives" just like me
Wow, one of the best videos you've made. This plants are quite evil. One question, the flower always makes the fruit? Is it imposible to take the whole system underneath and try to generate more. Could you take the parasite and put it in another flower or plant? Thanks!
If the flower gets pollinated (and I'm assuming if other conditions are right) it will produce the fruit. As far as I know, these plants will grow on a few different species of Euphorbia, but no other plants. And I don't know if anyone tried to essentially "rehome" one of these. Supposedly, someone once planted some Hydnora africana seeds in a pot with Euphorbia, and YEARS later it grew a flower...but I couldn't find great documentation on it and the scientist I spoke with told me that at least they'd never been grown in the lab.
And who'd want to? Eww. Lol
Alright! Thanks!
I'm sorry, excuse me, who are you?
I am a plant professor and one of my students wrote about this plant for an assignment. Although I know of many parasitic plants, this one is quite new to me to know about. Interestingly many of these species have a strong smell associated with it- perhaps some evolutionary significance attached to it. Thank you for the interesting video.
We have a parasitic plant in Ohio that works similarly. It’s called cancer root, or sometimes “squaw corn”, because it lives off the roots of oak trees and the flowers look kinda like yellow corn cobs or pine cones.
The giant flower at the beginning of the video is called a Rafflesia and it's found only in the Malaysian rainforests and it's endangered and smells like spoiled meat. I'm from Malaysia btw
Anna, you are amazing! Thank you so much for making all these super aesthetic and cool videos with intelligent and super interesting topics! I love this one! And the one with carnivorous plants aaannd all the others!
Oh man, thank you so much!!!
This is one of the most interesting videos I've seen this year, how come I've never heard of this plant before?
I love that you end every video with "eww", worth a subscription =)
Was lucky enough to see and photograph this parasite last year, great experience:)
I remember I saw two of them in my backyard, they smelt so bad.
Congratulations for the 2 years of your amazing channel!
Luv your channel!
Thank you!!!
Me too!
I was lucky enough to see the carrion plant in the Huntington Gardens when it was in full bloom. It smelled horrible but was very cool looking
I guess the sugar and the water it steals go into making the fruit delicious so the seeds can be spread. Very interesting!!
where are u know?? i want more of gross science please!
Fantastic presentation and explanation. Great channel. Thanks.
These(or something incredibly similiar) used to grow in my yard... They smelled HORRIBLE.We called them chicken feet.
1:19 So it not only looks like an unwashed "taco" but smells like one too?
HOW COME I HAD ONE OF THESE IN MY BACK YARD GROWING A FEW YEARS AGO ??
This is the most interesting thing I've ever heard for years! Thanks for making these videos!
Growing these in a lab would be difficult since it has no leaves; I wonder what is going on that stops anyone from growing these in a lab. What triggers the plant to know when to germinate? Temperature? Pressure? Interaction? Or is there a second process that's going on? You have to answer this for me!! I have so many questions!! 😆
your videos are really informative.. thanks for uploading...😊😊😊
Thank you for watching!
Lmao i thought its gonna trap or eat insects that it attracts but it actually needs them to pollinate
Anyone else think it's funny that the name of the scientist studying Hydnora triceps is Lytton Musselman? That's about as ironic as a scientist named Murphy Spudman studying potatoes.
1:09
That's the finest lookin' snatch i've seen in 17 years.
Some plants are hard to love.
What editing app do you use I could definitely use it on my videos
If they grow underground maybe dogs can be trained to look for them.
that sound when the sign pop up grosses me out.
Musselman studies triceps...
OMG, I had not put that together... YES!
Fly: Mmm fleeshh
Fly: wait what
Fly: HELP
I learning many things in this channel
Thanks for subtitles because i'm Brazilian and can't understand right your pronounce.
But i have english class so i understand something write
The insects got violated 0_O
I'd love to see more frequent content, it's amazing!
If I can get my hands on one, I'll definitely do research on how it reproduces.
If I can not, this plant will be one of the first I'll study in college. Definitely an intriguing topic, too bad it's found in South Africa.
Other than trying to be germinated in a lab, have there been any studies on asexual reproduction of this plant?
How can a plant increase the distance the smell travels by making itself hotter? How even does it make itself hotter?
That's no flower, it's a Mongolian death worm! Run!
Ur vids are so useful, and I love them, plz never ever stop making vids!!!!!! Ur vids are fun, useful and are important to us people. So thx for making somany videos!!!!!!!
That seems a really difficult way for a plant to pollinate
I wonder who thought, "omg this STINKS, and its far from pretty... maybe I should eat it!" 😂 Not saying it shouldn't be eaten but it would seem it has no appeal to humans. Lol
there is always a couple of those this inn my back yard every summer
So is the rafflesia flower related to this?
No they not even in the same order. Rafflesia is in order Malpighiales and Hydnora belongs to order Piperales so it is more related to the non parasitic Black pepper which belongs to same order but different family
The thumbnail looks like a.. yeah it's probably better not to say that word. Haha. Great vids as always :)
2:27 For those non-South Africans watching this, a 1 Rand is slightly bigger than a dime.
Never knew these even existed
I would love if you talk about this plant. It is a plant, but has no chlorophyl. >> Tradescantia pallida purpurea
haaaalp said the trapped bug as he struggled to get free from the flowers grasp
This is one of my favorite flowers mainly cuz it's so weird looking like a Fanged reptilian Cantaloupes.
this is a real plant? now that makes me rethink the definition of a plant.
Im not eating this parasyte fruit and turning into a "The Last of Us" zombie.
I love this channel so much ! Anna is the best host too.
U r the best
I'm not even gonna comment on how this flower is shaped...
this is an alien plant left by exlporers , cant convince me otherwise
So that's what's growing behind my ears....
The chamber of secrets, as in secret kidnapping.
The increase in temperature of the flowers is most probably to seem like a mammals body
I was wondering about poisonous plants? There are so many. While some are poisonous to eat, some plants have poisonous sap such as the manchineel tree. It is a defense mechanism that plants have, since plants cannot run away like other animals can do.
Goal: Figure out how to successfully create a garden of these plants and bury the bodies of anyone who eats all my red gummy bears. 👌
Oh my gosh this is the same plant my brother did for a project
I'm amazed, disgusted, interested, curious, grossed, appreciative at the same time. Love it, ew!!
whats the plant at 0:09? Ive seen those before and had no idea what they were :/
I have a question.....why does our body get wrinkles and become sore when we age?
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Congratulations for 140K Subscribers :D
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that thumbnail plant tho
annnd i just realised how chlorophyte got its name. its related to plants. its desc is
(terraria hardmode ore)
"it reacts to the light." it was named after chlorophyll
cadaver plants are indeed nice, the biggest flower is from one of them
0:21 The seedling on the far right looks like its jamming to something.
Tanks for your cool channel😊 the animations are great and funny along with new knowledge, keep it up🤓
I'm baffled with this plant's (?) classification.
If Hydnora africana is a parasite, "completely reliant on another plant" for nutrition, and unable (I´ll assume) of obtaining nutrients through photosynthesis, then logically it cannot be considered a plant of it's own right - since it lacks the most important criteria to be classified as a plant: *being photoautotrophic*.
The fact that the adult organism lives underground, only ascending with its reproductive structutres to sexually reproduce, makes it characteristically similar to certain fungi (think of certain mushroom species, for example)
I guess this is a real challenge to the taxonomists :)
Gross Science, is this in any way related to the corpse flower, or is it in a different type of family?
So i have a different question... How do you get rid of them if your garden is infested with it...
doesn't seem like a very solid strategy to produce fruit under ground and hope something happens to dig it up...
does the plant has any related to rafflesia Arnoldi? i mean the way of life being parasite to other plants, and the flower smells like rotten meat?
thanks
How about the mushroom that forms "eggs", the Clathrus archeri
I'm sure that Professor Farnsworth(Futurama) would like to use his "smell-o-scope to find those nasty smelling plants/bacteria!😂👏🏻👍🏻😵
wow! that's fascinating! so they don't eat the bugs like Venus flytrap?
Of course the guy who studies a plant called triceps has the name Musselman
Keep doing videos like this or updating people on strange things that grow and change.
subscribed!! im learning and its fun !!
I live in southern California and I had this type Parasite plant in my backyard but for some reason died the day i found it was kinda wired
Who knew humans would eat a fruit from a parasite