I was walking onto campus past the Music School this morning, and saw a sign in a window. I'm never one to walk past a sign. This one was below a terrarium and some loose plants, and informed us that they are carniverous, and free to a good home, and "give them lots of sun and some distilled water and they will be very happy." Somewhat incongruously, I feel, they've been raised and nurtured by the orchestra manager.
But - would one feel guilty not feeding them little bits of meat? Or propelling flies or ants in their direction? I find that some of the biggest eat lizards and small mammals, which is a little scary - no wonder the Victorians developed a genre of man-eating plants stories. Would they like some turkey for Christmas? I didn't really feel tempted.
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