Triffids
Triffids are fictional carnivorous plants that appear in John Wyndham's science fiction novel The Day of the Triffids (1951). In the story they are grown commercially as an oil-bearing crop, but after a meteor storm blinds most of humanity, the plants spread and begin attacking people.
Description: Triffids are tall, upright plants with a thick central stem and mobile, whip-like tentacles. They
Ecology and behavior: Triffids display rudimentary coordinated hunting and possess a degree of intelligence, though they
Adaptations and legacy: The Day of the Triffids has been adapted for a 1962 film and a