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    VAMPIRE PLANTS

    Oct 29, 2020 2 minutes
    Words by Scott Dutfield
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    They don’t shy away from sunlight, nor cower from the scent of garlic. However, these botanical vampires share an equal thirst for the ‘blood’ of other organisms. Long before Count Dracula was terrorising the people of Transylvania, parasitic plants have been draining the life of others. There are over 4,500 plant species that parasitise plants

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