S1, Ep3 Carnivorous plants: meet the murderers

Hello Wonder!

Carnivorous plants are awfully strange, and strangely awful. They may sound like the stuff of nightmares, or science-fiction, but they are most definitely real and ready to commit murder to survive. They attract, then trap, their victims and devour the bodies. These deadly assassins grow in every remote region of the world, except Antartica. And lurk underwater too. 

In episode three of The Wonder Podcast we discover how these plants have evolved their murderous tendencies, and why they grow into weird and wonderful shapes – jaw-shapes, urn-shapes or even toilet-shapes, complete with loo seat and lid.

This podcast is read by Luke Irwin with sound editing by Max Watson. The script was written by Camilla Akers-Douglas, and produced by Camilla Akers-Douglas and Henrietta McMicking. Our theme music is by the amazing James Burrell. Thanks also to Oli Morgan, mastering engineer at Abbey Road Studios. 

To contact us, email camilla@wonderaudio.co.uk or henrietta@wonderaudio.co.uk 

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