When people think about plants, they often think of the common trees, flowers, and bushes they see every day. Most don’t realize the world has tons of crazy foliage growing all over the place, some of which have the ability to kill any living thing that gets too close.
Who needs Triffids when we already have some otherworldly plants here on Earth?
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3Dendrocnide excelsa
Dendrocnide excelsa, or the giant stinging bush, looks like any other plant, and that’s where its otherworldliness comes from. It’s learned how to camouflage itself so it doesn’t stand out. Therein lies its treachery. This innocent-looking Australian plant actually possesses an incredibly painful, poisonous sting, which has been known to kill dogs and horses. (And yes, it would be Australia of all places that has a plant that stings.) People who have had contact with the sting, such as ecologist Marina Hurley, describe it as a combination of acid burn and electrocution.
In fact, the sting is so agonizing that once an Australian police officer shot himself in order to escape the pain, according to Australian Graphic. Another man claimed to suffer from the plant for two years after his prickling. Intriguing note: the British Army supposedly used the tree to develop chemical weapons at one point in the ’60s. They found the right plant.
