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Predatory Venus Flytrap Roots

Thick, sinewy roots lash out from the carnivorous Venus flytrap, moving with deliberate predatory speed to ensnare prey. They coil around the Doctor and Romana’s limbs with crushing force, their rubbery yet fibrous texture gripping tighter the more they struggle. The roots retract when severed by Romana’s blade, their severed ends oozing a viscous, translucent fluid that suggests a digestive function. Their movement echoes the plant’s alien adaptability, designed to exploit any organic matter—even time travelers—for nourishment.
2 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments
S17E15 · Nightmare of Eden Part 3
Doctor exposes the projection’s fatal flaw

Thick, sinewy roots lash around the Doctor’s limbs and throat in predatory coils, ensnaring him with crushing force and reacting dynamically to his struggles. Romana uses a torn root segment as a tool to sever the plant’s grip, triggering a discharge of green excretion and freeing her companion.

Before: Concealed within the dense foliage of the CET projection, dormant until detecting intruders.
After: Severed roots ooze green excretion and slacken after damage, leaving the flytrap incapacitated yet still alive.
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S17E15 · Nightmare of Eden Part 3
Venus flytrap ensnares the Doctor and Romana

Thick, sinewy roots lash out from the predatory Venus flytrap, ensnaring both the Doctor and Romana with crushing force. Their gripping motion drags the Doctor toward the plant’s mouth, creating a life-threatening trap that prompts urgent action from the duo.

Before: Coiled and motionless within the dense Eden foliage, the roots appear dormant prior to detecting intruders.
After: Severed by Romana’s bite, the roots recoil and the plant collapses, no longer able to hold its prey captive.
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