Stumbling upon a grizzly in the wild might make you break out in a cold sweat, but trust me, you'd probably prefer that to tangling with these plants. Why? Because one of them straight-up bleeds metal! Yeah, you heard that right. There's this gnarly plant called "Thlaspi caerulescens," and its sap is like something out of a sci-fi flick – it's loaded with heavy metals. So, if you thought grizzlies were intimidating, imagine facing off against a plant that's basically a walking (well, rooted) metal mine. Nature really does have some unexpected tricks up its sleeve, huh? #brightside Credit: Clathrus archeri: By Bernard Spragg. NZ – https://flic.kr/p/2orEbL1, PDM-owner, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=138721791 Hydnora Africana: By Ebony Black – https://flic.kr/p/27SqFqU, PDM-owner, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=105365770 CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0: Xylaria polymorpha: By Michael Gäbler, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20236912 Clathrus archeri egg: By Holger Krisp, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20421116 CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/: octopus stinkhorn: By de:Benutzer:Oilys, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=406108 Devil's Fingers: By Steveb68, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19268290 Hirneola auricula-judae: By Svdmolen, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=421935 Hydnellum peckii.darvin: By Darvin DeShazer (darv), https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5804466 Tacca chantrieri: By Meneerke bloem, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8760858 Gymnosporangium-juniperi-virginianae: By AnalogWeapon, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10361748 Gymnosporangium juniperi: By Andrew Durso (amdurso), https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20031659 CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0: dead man's fingers: By Michel Langeveld – https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/147218869, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=108823859 Xylaria polymorpha 2: By Michel Langeveld – https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/153931507, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=109473223 Xylaria polymorpha 3: By Michael A. Alcorn – https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/113501226, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=101906830 Amorphophallus titanum: By W. Barthlott, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=104649236 Model of a titan arum: By Jacklee, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=42590411 Pycnandra acuminata: By Benoit HENRY, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=72727517 Auricularia auricula-judae: By Michel Langeveld – https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/116290442, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=101730472 Darlingtonia californica: By Karelj, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=49893286 Cedar apple rust: By Ronincmc, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50524499 Utricularia sp: By Ayotte, Gilles, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=128067454 Utricularia sp.: By Ayotte, Gilles, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=128067408 CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0: Clathrus archeri 2: By Lukas – https://flic.kr/p/JGhP9M, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=93617953 White Baneberry: By Joshua Mayer – https://flic.kr/p/EnTXLh, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=77496614 CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0: Dead Man's Fingers: By Stu's Images, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=140067651 Hydnora africana: By Seth – https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/29537922, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=113279097 CC BY 2.5 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5: Darlingtonia californica: By NoahElhardt, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=656124 Darlingtonia californica ne8: By NoahElhardt, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=656123 Ophiocordyceps unilateralis A: By David P. Hughes, Maj-Britt Pontoppidan, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=107030937
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