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Carnivora’s gender.
Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2023 6:03 pm
by DorkLore
I do not know.
Re: Carnivora’s gender.
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2023 9:25 am
by Hunchman801
The subject was discussed on the
Carnivora talk page a few years ago and the consensus was that it is unknown.
Re: Carnivora’s gender.
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2023 12:50 pm
by PluMGMK
I guess since they're a plant, they've got both sexes... (I forget the technical term as it pertains to plants

)
Re: Carnivora’s gender.
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2023 7:11 pm
by DaveRattlehead
It depends on the species, but I think most of carnivorous plants are hermaphrodites (both male and female reproductive organs are in the same flower).
Just a quick search on Google... I'd say its design is based on the
Dionaea muscipula (the classic example of carnivorous plants), which is hermaphrodite.
Re: Carnivora’s gender.
Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2023 10:32 pm
by PluMGMK
So "hermaphrodite" is used for plants as well? I never remember hearing that in Biology class, although it's been nine years… Searching the synonyms on Wiktionary, it's possible the word I was thinking of was "androgynous". That is a word I know and sometimes use, but again have mostly thought of it more in terms of humans – but now that I think about it, maybe the first time I heard it was in Biology, relating to plants…
Re: Carnivora’s gender.
Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2023 9:28 pm
by DaveRattlehead
Yeah, it is. In fact, I remember the word "bisexual" being used for these kind of plants too.
Re: Carnivora’s gender.
Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2023 12:42 pm
by PluMGMK
Lucky plants!
