This Plant Is A Vampire

[@animalogic]

Thanks for watching! Check out Nature on PBS on October 20th at 8pm EST to watch the season premiere episode My Garden of a Thousand Bees. Watch here: to.pbs.org/3v6KKpk

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

40 seasons? I never thought of Nature having seasons, it was like news or national geographic. A feature :)

[@gustavosauro1882]

In the recent videos you guys are not putting the names of the animals and plants,and that's weird. Please put 'em

[@jjhggdcqz]

Can you do an episode on bamboo, the fastest growing plant on land?

[@rameshshinde1193]

Please put the name of the plant or animal and atleast write few details in the description about the same. You do realize that many people around the world don't have 4G or 5G connection. Which means it takes 2-5 mins of loading time to load the video. And many of us have difficulty understanding your pronunciation.

[@cruxunbreakable]

Where is Danielle Dufault??

[@dracodracarys2339]

Plant: *puts on Stone Mask* "I REJECT MY BOTANITY, JOJO!"

[@lorferreirapastoreli9581]

Oh noooo

[@lorferreirapastoreli9581]

ITS ME GIOOOOO

[@MarloSoBalJr]

But what is it's stand user?

[@THANATOS-g6t]

That's why DIO fingers like this plant

[@justalittlechikon4511]

_wryyyy..._

[@manaoamaumainaoiwimamuaou7318]

hawaiʻi calls this kaunaʻoa. there's a history about kaunaʻoa, pōhuehue (beach morning glory), and hau (the hawaiʻi hibiscus tree). pōhuehue and kaunaʻoa are lovers that had seperated from an arguement. pōhuehue used the hau flowers to guide kaunaʻoa back to him so they could be together again. all 3 plants are mentioned in this video

[@sp_00nsy]

What!??? That's such a cool story...I love it! ;0;

[@outsidechambaz]

Hawaiians gotta be the most creative people when it comes to the way they explained the world around us… every name has a meaning and story. My favorite is kohelepelepe 😂

[@IAmBuddythedecibwave]

Thank you for sharing this. :)

[@nyanSynxPHOENIX]

Talk about a toxic relationship, lol

[@King_reretard]

Morning glory can make you hallucinate if the chemical is extracted it creates LSA similar to LSD

[@watchdealer11]

I keep hearing "daughters," and I'm like why do you sound like my old school South Asian uncles, calling daughters parasitic vampires! 😂

[@ChrispyNut]

Only sexist / half-correct if he doesn't also call sons parasitic vampires! 😃

[@edi9892]

Me too. I have no idea what she actually said...

[@drawbyyourselve]

"Dodder" thats why it sounds like daughter, english is not a fun language, phonetically spoken.

[@TheRilluma]

lol wtf :D

[@MazdaTiger]

even in captions it said "daughters" instead of "dodders"

[@fermintenava5911]

Fun fact: Some German names of the dodder translate to "devil yarn", "climbing hoe" or "witch silk".

[@brandongreenland9632]

All very fitting names for this plant...

[@niñosnarrative]

*Climbing hoes- 👀*

[@patriciseeyou6531]

@@niñosnarrative *"a fitting name"*

[@Nikki0417]

I can't tell if climbing hoe should be an insult or the best codename ever.

[@jmembang2467]

"Devil yarn" is gonna be a trendy word in the Philippines i tell you that

[@irmarachmi1836]

In Indonesia, we call it tali putri (princess rope) due to its pretty color. Apparentĺy we can use some of its species for medicine (for heart strengthtening) and nature friendly pestiside. I also use this plant to play cooking (it looks like noodle when gathered) when I was little. How noatalgic! Thank you for sharing this video! 🌻

[@Reinhardt57]

sejarahnya, yang kasih nama itu belanda: rambut rontok. tapi ngak ada rambut orang indonesia yang berwarna begitu, jadi di ubah menjadi tali putri (putri putri belanda maksudnya)

[@narekhart9862]

That's very interesting how both people feminized the name of this plant

[@KuroHime27]

I used it for noodles too when i was little! ✨✨

[@DarkBlqze77777]

That's why, Java/ Jowo people used to call it " Mi-Mi-an / Mie-Mie-an" cuz it similar to noodles.. Also Mie = Noodles.. 😹🍜

[@karen0110]

Asal kau bahagia. 👽👽✌️

[@footfault1941]

Images by time-lapse are always fascinating, showing how plants actively move around.

[@footfault1941]

@@MEAT_CANNON Jumanji!

[@The_Bird_Bird_Harder]

@@MEAT_CANNON This would be a nightmare then.

[@シロダサンダー]

@@MEAT_CANNON Triffids...

[@aerindinescarro47]

@@MEAT_CANNON we get pretty close with the Venus fly trap!

[@358itachi]

I had never realized that the world of plants was so cutthroat.

[@Bellz972]

😂 Well put.

[@buzzsaw64]

Look up Japanese knotweed. That stuff can grow through asphalt.

[@Hmm...Whats-Their-Name]

I cannot overstate how much a enjoy the end tidbits of Tasha losing her shit while trying to film these vids

[@maoomph]

Haha yeah definitely like that she is just enjoying hosting it and her energy is not something she has to muster out but is just natural cause she is enthusiastic about the topic.

[@Rastitute97]

In Jamaica, we call it "love bush" and it's used to make teas for griping in babies (idk if that's English or not lol). We mostly have the orange variety. Also, it's folklore that you can pick love bush and throw it in your crush's yard. If the plant prospers, then your crush loves you back but if it dies, then your crush doesn't love you back lol.

[@MohamadEftekari]

Amigo! That's not love. That's desperate need of support. Just like you burning down your allies supply storage😜

[@erikalise2256]

When someone likes you so they spread a parasite to the other plants on your property- 😂

[@cherimoyaaa]

just learned about griping because of you, so cool & such a needed thing we don't really do here in the US... & lol at the love factor... thanks for sharing

[@bluefootedbum7209]

@@cherimoyaaa uh. how old are you. cause if you don't know what griping is I fear for the US if you're above the age of 11.

[@MeCooper]

@@bluefootedbum7209 Bruh, You're one to talk! I think your grammar just gave me cancer. Normally it doesn't matter but when you're trying to highroad somebody about diction then it's the bear fking minimum. Edit: Wait they even explained why it's not common nomenclature for them. Hahaha What is your problem?

[@janetchennault4385]

This plant makes a beautiful orange/saffron/yellow dye (depending on what mordant is used) and is gathered by home spinners and weavers for that purpose.

[@왕비버-r5f]

In Korea, this plant is called "saesam (새삼)". In this context, "sam" means ginseng although dodder isn't taxonomically similar with ginseng. But, there is a similar point which is that those two plants have been used for oriental medicine. Oh, it's TMI...

[@MeCooper]

When it comes to interesting facts there is no such thing as TMI! ...Like unless it's a weird personal thing lol

[@Direblade11]

I'd like to hear about the medicinal uses, if they actually have an effect

[@DarkBlqze77777]

In indonesia, they used it as heart-strengthening medicine or some sort.. 😗

[@timbui6464]

In Vietnam it is called “pink thread” . In an old tale it implying that this tree will binding lovers forever 🥰

[@vaszgul736]

Speaking of scary parasitic plants, (in honor of spooky season) kudzu is one of my favorite nightmare plants. It's often called the plant that swallowed the south. Invasive, evil and tasty?

[@1994dannylee]

Yeah, you guys should do more parasitic plants and more bloopers LMAOO

[@rainydaylady6596]

You mean you can eat Kudzu?

[@josephang9927]

@@rainydaylady6596 Cows can eat it and probably that is why it was introduced in USA, but still it grows too fast.

[@samw8452]

@@rainydaylady6596 Yes. Alton Brown had a bit about it but can't remember which of his series it was in.

[@samw8452]

Kudzu isn't scary. Its just a part of life here. If it gets out of hand, we bring in the goats. Easy peasy.

[@Katzztar]

I'm loving seeing these bloopers, they really add some personality to the mix.

[@yvans.73]

never before have I needed subtitles more. "dodder" is how most folks pronounce "daughter" around here and I had no idea what this plant was until looking in the comments. doesn't help that auto-caption kept using "daughter" too..

[@xandk4009]

The scene of the flowers running away with the screaming in the background, I found it funny af LMAOOOO

[@kyonkochan]

I'd love it if you could do an episode on rhubarb. There was a time when China threatened the cut off all supplies of rhubarb to it's enemies because it was so valued as a digestive aid and natural laxative.

[@BarefootDani]

China: "no poop for you!"

[@kellydalstok8900]

It was mentioned on QI. China threatened to cut off supplies because of the opium wars.

[@KissyKat]

Hi Tasha. You always have terrific shows. If you ever get around to doing the Catalpa sometimes called Catawba, I'd love that. My Grandma had one of these trees in her yard (along with a ginkgo), and I was fascinated how every year at the same time it was loaded with "Catawba worms". Of course I since learned that they're actually a type of caterpillar. But I always found a fascinating species of tree.

[@MatawanBullShark]

Here in The Bahamas, we have a plant that has adapted to the same role through Convergent Evolution. They are members of the Laural Family and are commonly called Love Vines (Cassytha).

[@erictaylor5462]

1:50 This guy is a beautiful person. We all know, beauty is in the eye of the bee holder.

[@DrachenGothik666]

I've heard this plant called "Witch's Hair" in California. Dunno if that's a localism or not. The stuff is all over the place in the desert in rainy years.

[@michaellansing4917]

Was there an episode about why some plants cause rash? Like ivy and poison oak.

[@cshank2807]

because survival that's why, just like any other poisonous plant or animal

[@michaellansing4917]

@@cshank2807 yeah, let's skip over chemicals and their reactions, why some people do and don't get reaction. A simple "because" is perfect science. Thanks

[@KissyKat]

@@michaellansing4917 Michael I'm with you I would like to see a show on that as well 🙂👍

[@nyanSynxPHOENIX]

Huh, I'm surprised that there isn't one yet...

[@irongoat3251]

@@michaellansing4917 Isn't it just an allergic reaction to the oil on the leaf, and like most allergies some people are just lucky enough not to get it. Or, mosquito saliva a rare few happen to not be allergic to it so they don't get itchy or develop a red bump when bitten by one.

[@AzelRavenWood]

I hear Daughter instead of Dodder and I was gonna say, that is an ominous sounding epitaph that makes me legitimately think of a supernatural monstrosity lol.

[@atspydrxiiiontwitter7468]

for those of you with closed captions on, the plant is called a 'DODDER', not a 'DAUGHTER'.

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

The video doesn't have pre-written captions, only auto-captions which are transcribing it as "daughter". This was a very sloppy video. 🤦

[@romarioedwards9091]

In Jamaica we called them Love Bush, growing up we used to throw the bush on a plant and call your crush name and if it grows the person likes you but if it dies you know the rest...

[@rhondahuggins9542]

Tasha, I love the 'blooper reel you! I am old theatre bum and educator. I know you are honoring the script, but if you could be as comfortable with those words as you are with your off-screen self...well MAGIC...I tell you...magic. P.S. Luv your plant vids and grew up watching Nature...it was my true school!💚💚🌞

[@metallosmonstermeltdown]

That was so crazy 😱 I love these videos and Tasha! 😂 Your outtakes are hilarious

[@afankhan..9754]

Nice

[@subredditsandorigami7274]

Do one on Teasles (a carnivorous plant) , Japanese knotweed (a really invasive plant) or Bittercress (another exploding plant).

[@lrdnalrd]

Here in Mizoram, we call them 'Japanhlo râl'. Râl means enemy. The story goes like this. In Mizoram, not native to the hilly abode, one can find a medicinal vine which is used to treat cuts and wounds. it is an effective antiseptic. you just rub the leaf and put it in the wound. People think Japanese spread those seed from plane for their soldiers to use. So the name Japanhlo. with 'Hlo' means medicine. Now when japan lost the war, they dont want people to know the herbal power so they spread again the Japanhlo-râl. This is as the story we dont know if its really true or not. 🤷‍♂️

[@ericolens3]

I love this series of Floralogic. Plants are so cool.

[@ericolens3]

Thanks

[@plantguy9]

We humans may not see it but the plant world is just as cut throat as the animal world.

[@Knoxsinn]

For spooky season, y'all could do a video on the Bleeding Tooth Fungus- which is surprisingly not toxic given it's appearance.

[@TheDeadmanTT]

*This plant is a vampire* to the tune of bullet with butterfly wings.

[@TashatheAmazon]

*runs to studio to record entire album of plant-themed 90s cover songs 🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️

[@TashatheAmazon]

*gets nominated for a Grammy. Loses to Weird Al 🙄

[@stmonkeydoom]

The outtakes we're glorious

[@jamesleonard4607]

This stuff is a major nuisance in our farms alfalfa fields. The only means of controlling we have is to burn it or use a pre emergent herbicide. Both work well but the propane bill can get costly…. Thanks for the video I often wondered why it preferred our alfalfa to say kochia or Texas blue weed

[@TashatheAmazon]

I told you... Dodder cray 🧛‍♀️🙅‍♀️

[@btnhstillfire]

We have all kinds of these in Illinois. They are a nuisance. They kill off entire flower gardens.

[@dopeymark]

Dotters are all over the wetlands of Virginia here where I live. I learned about them many years ago.

[@renaldocargill3800]

In my country it's called the love bush. People used to pick them and throw them onto the plants in their crush's yards. It is said that if the love bush entangles and consumes the plants, then your crush will reciprocate your affections.

[@joshuamidgette4846]

The morning glory relative that overgrew my banana plants is the anaconda of the plant world. Very pretty dark blue to purple flowers but vines everywhere.

[@adreabrooks11]

Still loving the channel! If I may offer a suggestion: it might be an idea to put the topic's name (maybe even common name and scientific binomial) into the Description section. I had never heard of this one, and went looking for "daughter plants." Naturally, I only came up with tips for growing plants from cuttings, etc. I was saved by my penchant for reading a ton of the comments on the video - where one viewer was kind enough to post the correct "dodder" spelling. Anywho, just a thought. Stay awesome, Animalogicians!

[@animalogic]

Hey Adrea! Thanks for your feedback, the Dodder is in our video description already! Check out the last sentence. :)

[@adreabrooks11]

@@animalogic Oops. There it is. ^^; I need to look closer. XD

[@CorwinFound]

Love your presentation style! Great addition to Animalogic.

[@knightshade6232]

That plant is growing in my families farm it connect itself to some bushes... it has no leaves but it flowers but we dont see its roots... i guess since the climate is dry & the soil is not so fertile that this weeds dominate... locals dont quite know or understnad this plant but some quack doctors in our place do use it for medicine or spells...

[@michaellansing4917]

Plants definitely have a strangle hold on me and consume my life. Call me Poison Ivan 🤣

[@terryford8280]

This channel is a wealth of information!! Not just the content, but the AMAZING COMMENTS!! I'VE LEARNED DAUGHTERS IN 5 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES!! EXCELLENT

[@phlarrdboi]

This one of my fave shows on the internet these day. Tasha is such a sweetie

[@jonasinsinga4309]

Duck meal and duck weed are weird for plants in that everything about them is so... tiny. And yet they can somehow cover vast stretches of ponds and lakes. Do you think that could be interesting to do a video about?

[@Anmolnegi-yw7hg]

In india it is called amarbel meaning immortal vine . It is used in traditional medicine

[@2323guts]

Thanks for content. We (Maarn/SE Australia) have 2 .spp of endemic dodder although near impossible to find after being overrun by invasive dodder. Thankfully their crucial role in ecosystem was not broken, just replaced. They are no more insidious than any other form of life. As you requested a suggestion, a little similar, yet. Underground orchid Rhizanthella

[@ericmikesell5252]

This makes me think of a regional variant(pokemon) dark type tangela

[@nunyabiznes33]

Considering it's freaky af, it should be a ghost.

[@vantablacc3264]

Can you also try Strangler Figs? This one fascinated me the most when I was reading a lot of books about nature back then. Couldn't get it off on my mind. I do wonder why there are only a handful of information about this one.

[@falale4797]

In Vietnam we call these plants "tơ hồng", name after a legendary red thread that connect 2 people and make them destined couple. Their relationship will never be broken after the connection is made. (Sometimes we have to burn a tree to stop this beautiful thread from spreading, a romantic love story, she and her tree must die together 💀)

[@WhyYoutubeWhy]

So stupid! You are burning trees that we need instead of removing the plant because of a freaking story.

[@chrisj6243]

In Jamaica we call it love bush. If you were to pick the plant and plant it in your lovers yard and if grows. It was sign they loved you

[@bryanpyle709]

How about looking at the medicinal uses of plantain? (A ground weed found in northern usa)

[@ANT-ER]

"...as she 'leaves' a lasting impression on him..." I see what you did there, Tasha, I see what you did! 1:42

[@davidcox2264]

The bloopers are too funny. Great vid.

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

Imagine the BBC doing bloopers of David Attenborough. You can't. Because that would be unprofessional for a credible, prestigious educational program. ¬_¬ KZbinrs keep trying to claim to be legit and on par with "mainstream" programming, but then they do stuff like this. 🙄

[@mbodini]

What a joy of a host! She’s such a good addition to the amimalogic team!

[@sertankacar8594]

This is great. I have always wandered what they are, and the answer has surprised me.

[@thebakermaker1500]

I was raised on Nature and Nova. Probably why I love this channel!

[@scorpman300]

as bad as this plant sounds i still find it amazing. i never fail to be amazed and blown away by all the wonders of the natural world and all its beauty. i wish more people took the time to put down their phones and took a real good long look at every thing around them and not with that yuck reaction people get with things like spiders but with open eyes and really look and think about every thing they see. you might not like spiders but just look up some of them and see all the amazing and beautiful colors they come in, butterflies, snakes, reptiles, and others. there is beauty and wondrous things all around us going on every day, turn off your phones, and look what you see will blow your mind

[@nicoleconley9818]

I had something like this in my front yard last year, it's just gravel with no plants but after a lot of rain weeds grew everywhere and this light pink flowering vine grew all over in the weeds and I never found a root stalk that it came from so I now have an idea of what it most likely was. Most of the weeds that grow here are goat heads or puncture vines so I'm kinda glad this little parasite prevented them from going to seed.

[@caniz80]

the host is so charismatic!

[@FireFlamazo]

This plant is a vampire SET TO DRAIN

[@atis9061]

I love plants as much as animals, this was fascinating. I want more plant logic, animals get all the affection!

[@cookinitmax]

Had one sneaking in through my window wrapping around my leg one night I thought I was dreaming because I was. I was woken up buy it’s long arms only to wake up again the horrific feeling of it not knowing what’s real or not until you realize it’s true what you were feeling all the time was true it really is a dream .

[@navaneethkunhikannan894]

I don't know what we call it here. But few years ago I brought it from somewhere and place it in some shrub in my fence(yeah, its made of live plants). My plan was to observe it by limited growth. I thought it was dead by that time so and I forgot it. After a month I found the shrub suffering a lot an this thing was all over it. That shrub was full of flowers before it. I took abot 2 years to totally eradicate it totally from that part of that part of fence. 3 months ago the shrub started having flowers again. Any way I'm not going to touch that plant again🤒

[@sandworm9528]

That's cool, and for your own interest a fence made of live plants is typically called a hedge

[@recklessroges]

Love today's energy Tasha. Usually there is a plate in the video with some of the taxonomy of the plant/family? Because I have a different accent I thought you said daughter when you said dodder. Cuscuta are pernicious. Perfect for an episode of FloraLogic.

[@garman1966]

I'm 56, and when I was about 3 I lived in Southern California, in Del Mar by San Diego. Anyway, there was one of these plants growing out next to the house my parents called "witches hair". They told me it ate live plants, so I would feed it every day green branches and live plant material I would collect. It was like my pet. Now I'm in upstate NY in Ithaca, where we have very cold winters and I see some of it growing by the lake. It looks like alien orange Spaghetti. I'm surprised to find it growing in this climate. Really weird stuff!

[@Vlidery13]

The bloopers were sublime 😂

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

I don't understand why educational channels include bloopers, they may be (rarely) fun, but it kills any professionalism and credibility. 🤦

[@Vlidery13]

@@user-vn7ce5ig1z because they're humans and not everything has to be boring

[@thechocolatequest2550]

As a farmer I remember the days where I needed to clear my field of weeds before planting and this THING was growing on Parkinsonia aculeata!! It was a bad week

[@Garrickk100]

You really missed out by not titling this “The world is a Vampire.. sent to drain”

[@cosmolewandowski7860]

I just discovered Indian long pepper and its so much tastier than black pepper. I'm putting it on everything. Therefore I'm rather curious about other rare garden herbs, or just not common in the U.S. of A. Please do a series on some of these. Thanks Miss (thee~ Amazon) and the whole crew. Superb work always enjoyable 👍

[@preetanand6527]

As everyone commented what they say dodder in their languages,.... So, in india we call it "amerbel", which means amer- immortal & bel- vine.

[@nerdnalist]

That’s the best sponsored content placement I’ve ever seen! It wasn’t a commercial it was a piece of art. Thank you.

[@mikeylemunch5677]

Does this species spin counter clockwise below the equator?

[@XvaleckX]

I have dealt with this plant before, it choked and killed English Ivy…a plant known to do the same without vampirism. Dotters is hard to get rid of, have to get rid of the whole bed at that point.

[@victorcorella1667]

Great episode! Tasha you're the best!!! this videos are great but you are the icing on the cake

[@chickadeestevenson5440]

I know it's not technically a plant... But... YEASTS!

[@ChaosMagnet]

Tasha is the perfect host for Floralogic!

[@TheBlargMarg]

So this is (I think) where Plant 42 from the Resident Evil franchise came from. Makes sense since it wraps its vines around its victim and drains its victims blood.

[@akrulla]

Great video. I didn't even know this thing existed. ❤️ Please can you guys put the names of the organisms described, and perhaps links to an info page about those organisms, on your video descriptions? Thanks. 😁❤️

[@erikalise2256]

I agree, I had to go to the comments for it. But maybe that was their plan all along? 🤣

[@sergiom3097]

Pectin is what makes quince jam solidify after cooking it for awhile. Pectin is found naturally in the seeds of quince. Thank you interesting plant but I find it suffocating 🤣

[@Skithuvid2355]

To be honest, the dodder is quite beautiful with it's flowers

[@katheriner9970]

I agree that it should be called "the anaconda of the plant world". Also, this is clearly what happens to vampires when they are killed. They become these things.

[@GreatWebSeries1]

In 2010 i and my elder brother through some pieces of this parasite plant on other pine trees. After 1 and half year , our college workers cut down all tree from their stocks to remove this parasite plant

[@rattyeely]

The alien in John Carpenter's the Thing always reminded me of this, since it uses red tentacles to wrap up it's victims

[@danfirth1323]

have you covered lithops succulents before? Living stones are my fav succa!

[@Bethelaine1]

We called it Witches Hair.

[@Tim7even9ine]

TATATATATATTATA SHITTAKE MUSHROOMS REEEE!

[@LikaLaruku]

There's nothing quite like that where I live, but Ivy, Kudzu, & blackberry bushes serve a similar purpose.

[@thorbjoernmaadhengis9644]

Please put the scientific name of the plant(S) you are talking about in the descriptions. It took me quite a while to find what plant you are talking about, because the captions completely butchered the names.

[@antoniocachoargelaga3705]

Plants like this make me think how many people underestimate the use of flamethrowers as a gardening tool.

[@NellaCuriosity]

Fascinating video and the sponsorship from PBS Nature has me exciting for the upcoming premiere!

[@yungred5150]

Another info video from my favorite female artist ❤❤

[@MohamadEftekari]

Wow Tasha I was eager to know about this kind of parasitic plant. Last year my own vegetables was infected (guest-ed) by yellow strings that expanded like crazy and left me with unanswered questions. Thank you and I wish you be green 🌱 and full of life.

[@AntoniousFrancis]

As a previous agricultural engineer I have dealt with that plant before and it was a nightmare

[@neverfamous7303]

I love morning glories i let them take over my backyard my chairs my bench everything even my fence looks really nice also replant them where ever i want them to start growing lol.

[@michaelwait3326]

You’re great! The narration face gets me every time! And the shoulder dances! Lol

[@maazypaaz]

I can see where the inspiration for the movie "The Ruins" came from. This is pretty terrifying