WHEN PLANTS STRANGE AND TERRIFYING attack PLANTS REBECCA E HIRSCH M Millbrook Press Minneapolis Dedicated to those working to study and protect the plants of the world CONTENTS 4 INT RODUCTION BEWARE THE KILLER PLANTS CHAPTER 1 STINGING TREE 6 CHAPTER 2 THE ANTS RUSH OUT CHAPTER 3 A DEADLY SQUEEZE CHAPTER 4 SLIPPERY PIT OF DOOM CHAPTER 5 STINKING DECEPTION 22 CHAPTER 6 THE BIRD CATCHER 28 CHAPTER 7 ATTACK OF THE VAMPIRE VINE CHAPTER 8 CREEPING CLIMBING INVADER CONCLUSION THE QUEST FOR SURVIVAL 40 36 32 10 14 18 Author’s Note 42 Source Notes 43 Glossary 44 Selected Bibliography 46 More to Explore 46 Index 48