The wild world of carnivorous plants - Kenny Coogan

Venus fly traps, bladderworts and sundews, oh my! Learn about carnivorous plants and their predatory antics to lure, trap and digest prey.

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Around the world there are more than 600 plant species that supplement a regular diet of sunlight, water and soil with insects, frogs and even rats. Flies, tadpoles and beetles fall prey to the remarkable, predatory antics of carnivorous plants. What exactly are carnivorous plants and how do they trap their prey? Kenny Coogan dives into the world of these flesh-eating tricksters.

Lesson by Kenny Coogan, directed by Lisa LaBracio.

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[bianca]

okay but can we all appreciate this clay animation type of video, this was so interesting to watch

[prafullyt]

"Digested alive, bit by bit" - most scary line of all!

[mywhiteproblems]

Damn, why'd they have to include the bugs screams of terror?

[annandres]

Insects: plants are delicious
These plants: *UNO REVERSE CARD*

[xiraleighsaenz]

Just when the mayfly thought its life is going smoothly

Addison: oh

I felt that

[lalibdihahs]

Bladderwort: The Fastest trap in the West

[turbo_jake]

I don’t think we appreciate how plants just sit there like an inanimate object because the second they move like a thinking organism it’s effing terrifying.

[pacopiedad]

Vegans: Eating meat is wrong


Carnivorous Plants: *Hold my enzymes*

[xMDawgx]

A TADPOLE? Plants can eat VERTEBRATES?? All my life I only thought plants ate flies, ants, and small insects.

[liver-failure]

“ And off the Mayfly goes to live a long and fruitful life.”

Frog: eats mayfly

“ Oh”

[peoplelikegamers]

"let that sink in"
said the plant to the poor fly

[shmarfle]

Can we just appreciate this amazing claymation?

[CritterCompanionsbyKennyCoogan]

I'm so glad to be a part of this project!

[mahendrasankhe]

Ted ed's animation and explaination just makes everything so understandable and the world around us very interesting.

[naveenrajeee]

Another nice video ted-ed..
You are educating me more than i what i read in science magazine..
Thanks you ted-ed...
And thank you kenny coogan..

[Grdc]

I think this is one of my favorite videos ever. Everything from the script to the animation and the amazing narrator it's just amazingly well done. Also the sound effects for the insects was a really nice touch. Love it ❤️

[aryansinghal]

When good ol Sunflower turns evil...




Sundew😎

[ahmedmuawia]

I loved that the joke at the end. The voice of this dude when he said Oh ! Was just amazing

[mintayza]

I love the more frequent uploads again. Quality over quantity maybe true, but TED-Ed consistently defies this with loads of amazing videos. This one is uniquely animated and I love it!

[General_Ace]

"Feed me."
- Audrey ll, little shop of horrors.

Bruh...