❧ The Arboretum: Terrariums! [MYO | FREE]

[Raptocidic]

da024
Are these berries toxic?
Toxic? Hardly. Well, that really depends on opinion. The berries cause no real danger for humans, but the plant has an unusual defence mechanism. Its not the berries that's toxic, its the plant itself. Anyone who finds this plant in the wild and simply picked a berry or two would almost certainly die within a day. Fortunately there is an antidote, however unless it's injected into the victims blood stream within minutes of the toxins coming into effect, the chances of surviving are slim.

So, how come this plant is so deadly?
The plant commonly grows in areas where locusts thrive. So this can be almost anywhere really, provided a swarm of locusts go over the area yearly. The plant has microscopic needles that dig in to locusts (any any other insect that cones into contact with the plant), attaching the locust to the plant. If the locusts struggles, it will be torn apart. The plant slowly adsorbs the locust, alive or dead. It then converts its meal to deadly toxins. Little is known about how it does this, but its thought that it has something to do with the protein found in locusts and many other insects. Due to where this plant thrives, it consumes thousands of insects each year. It has storage pockets hidden in its roots, full of poison. Should anything eat the roots, it would die quickly as a pure shock of toxins would be sent straight to its brain, shutting it down. The toxins can be sent to the microscopic needles when needed for defence.

However, ig is argued if its really for defence or not, as none of the victims to this plant actually felt any pain when the toxins entered their body. Surely if this was a defence mechanism, they would have felt pain? Wouldn't the plant want to protect its berries?

It turns out that this plant actually needs the berries to be eaten by a victim, as when it dies, the seed inside can grow in thd corpse. Scavengers only make this process faster, as the toxins hang around for months after death and the scavenger only provides more food for the sapling.

[Catskitten]

da024
Are these berries toxic?I dunno but i sure wouldn't eat them

da025
How much does this jar cost?$250 (yes two hundred and fifty dollars thats a expensive jar)

da026
Where was the log taken from?a forest
it was under a tree well hidden and growing things on it for a long time

da027
Place:Narnia obviously

[fuiuki]

da026
Where was the log taken from? It was taken from the forests high up in Lappland, where the Sami resides.


da027
Place: A New York City park.

[ghostmaker]

da024
Are these berries toxic? hm.. i don't know. here, i'll have the scientists examine them.
//gives to scientists//
//scientists feed it to mouse//
AH NO !!! WHAT DID YOU DO?!?!? YOU CANT TEST IT ON A MO-- oh.
//mouse is flying around the room//
oh. they're magic berries.
cool~

da025
How much does this jar cost? it costs 10,000 Korean Wons

da026
Where was the log taken from? it was taken from norway, where yule logs originate from.

da027
Place: godrics hallow from harry potter, in the winter.

[yellow paint]

da024
Are these berries toxic? no, because they're plastic. real berries couldn't grow in sea-glass, silly!

da025
How much does this jar cost? can't put a price on love ❤️

da027
Place: hogsmeade during christmastime.

[Butty McButtface]

da024
Are these berries toxic? To most, yes, but I spent the last few years building an immunity to iocane berries.


da026
Where was the log taken from? An enchanted forest full of snairies, also know as snail fairies.

[☽✩ Moonstar ✩☾]

da027
Place: Central Park in Home Alone SPECIFICALLY XD

da026
Where was the log taken from? My back garden. I'm furious about it! xD

da025
How much does this jar cost? £2.5 million.

da024
Are these berries toxic? To us, not birds.

[jumu]

da024
Are these berries toxic? Only to some! They contain a few acids that insects can't digest and end up killing them (but still find heavily delectable) and so are a favorite among farmers to keep flies off of their horses.

da027
Place: Aideen Plaza in Jorvik City (during the winter, of course)

[Motivational Lizard]

da024
Are these berries toxic? Yes! They Are Actually Very Toxic And Can Cause- Head Trauma And Seizures But Cant Can't Kill You

[cherry blossom.]

da024
Are these berries toxic? No, anyone can eat them!

da025
How much does this jar cost? 1,000,000 (It is worth it c:)

da026
Where was the log taken from? It was taken from the woods. A beaver decided to knock it down and use it for a dam, but something else took it.

da027
Place: In a park!