h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

The venus fly trap is one example of a fine specimen of the future of evolution on this planet. Here in Australia, well at least Perth which is where i am stationed, there are similar plants that operate under slightly different auspices. The plant of which i do not know the name is an inconspicuous little 4cm diameter starfish looking thing that sits flat on the ground. Its leaves are covered in a sticky goo of fur that serve to ensnarre any passing insect that happens to think it smells pretty good. To the casual observer this is seen as a "fairly quaint little plant" with absolutely no appeal to be placed in a pot in the back yard, which is convienient since the plant has long since been eyeing off the humans as a "bloody good feed" for quite some millenia now. In fact there is some suspicion amongst the plant world that this plant has developed the means of increasing its size to encompass a 6 ft diameter and produce "sticky stuff" at the rate of a few litres a minute. This would of course put the plant in good standing for catching a few "bloody good feeds". it is even reported that the plant has been running trial experiments in locations adjacent to Perth. A number of backpackers have disappeared on long bush treks on the outskirts of the city. Although it is important to state that the plants have probably not counted on the invention by the "bloody good feed" of something called the "bloody big metal thing with wheels". Such "bloody big metal things with wheels" were often seen alongside or rather passing the "bloody good feed" until recently when an invention called the "airbag" prevented the passage of the "bloody big metal things with wheels" because they were afraid of having their "airbags" explode when they hit a bump in the track.

Anyhows thats it from reporter #U30672 for now.