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Plants Behaving Badly: With David Attenborough. This two episode documentary is about deceptive plants narrated by David Attenborough, many of which were studied by Charles Darwin. The first, Murder and Mayhem, is about carnivorous plants. The second, Sex and Lies, is about orchids.
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These same plants, the orchids and the carnivorous plants, still fascinate scientists today. In two one-hour films, Plants Behaving Badly reveals a world of deceit and treachery worthy of any fictional thriller.
"Plants Behaving Badly" focuses on the behavior of two groups of plants -- orchids and carnivorous plants -- which once attracted the attention of Charles Darwin and have continued to...
Scientists have recently shown that many more plants are carnivorous than we had ever thought. Welcome to the world of killer tomatoes and murderous potatoes. Even the more well-known carnivorous plants – sundews, flytraps, and pitchers – are revealing new behavior.
These same plants, the orchids and the carnivorous plants, still fascinate scientists today. In two one-hour films, Plants Behaving Badly reveals a world of deceit and treachery worthy of any fictional thriller.
Dec 12, 2013 · The program explains the mischievous behavior of orchids, including how they deceive insects into helping them by promising sex. The program also travels from the swamps of the U.S. to...
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Welcome to the world of killer tomatoes and murderous potatoes. Two groups of plants exhibit such intriguing behavior that a century and a half ago they attracted the attention of Charles Darwin. These same plants, the orchids and the carnivorous plants, still fascinate scientists today.
