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> The delicious, inescapable inference is that they’re the only vegan food that can itself eat meat. OK, this bothers me. Carnivorous plants are well-known.
by Sniffnoy 6y ago
> The delicious, inescapable inference is that they’re the only vegan food that can itself eat meat.
OK, this bothers me. Carnivorous plants are well-known. Surely it must be possible to eat at least one of them?
Edit: The article then even says later that other fungi do this too! Oy.
- jtms 6y agoThe author’s entire writing style bothers me.
- nerdponx 6y agoBut you can't eat pitcher plants, can you?
- LurkerAtTheGate 6y agoCarnivorous plants are only edible in the most technical sense. They grow in low nutrient environments and slowly digest prey - meaning you'd be eating something that is mostly small leaves coated in rotting insect goo.