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Sontaran Trap Carnivorous Plant

A colossal carnivorous plant with clam-like maw capable of seizing an armored Sontaran’s forearm in its grip. Its meaty, soft-tissue interior closes around prey with relentless pressure, exposing only the captured limb while the rest of the body remains hidden. The plant’s presence rewinds temporal events into predatory loops, forcing intruders to relive the same fatal encounter. Characters recognize its unnatural design immediately, confirming it as a constructed weapon rather than a natural phenomenon.
3 appearances

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments
S15E26 · The Invasion of Time Part 6
Sontaran commander asserts destructive priority

The carnivorous plant’s clam-like maw seizes the Sontaran soldier’s armored forearm at the beginning of the event, momentarily paralyzing the subordinate. Stor’s sudden intervention tears the soldier free, removing an obstacle to his command and clearing the way for immediate execution of his orders.

Before: The plant’s interior held the soldier’s limb fast, exposing him to temporal predatory loops that would have doomed him without external rescue.
After: Empty and momentarily inactive, having released its immobilized prey through Stor’s decisive action.
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S15E26 · The Invasion of Time Part 6
Leela and Borusa confront the temporal loop

The colossal carnivorous plant waits within the swimming pool area, its clam-like maw snapping shut around the Sontaran soldier’s forearm as he retreats. The plant’s ferocious grip forces the victim into a terminal struggle, visually demonstrating the Sontarans’ engineered temporal deathtrap.

Before: Stationary but primed, awaiting prey drawn in by the temporal loop and the Doctor’s feint
After: Clasping the trapped Sontaran’s limb with relentless pressure, fully engaged in the trap’s function
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S15E26 · The Invasion of Time Part 6
Sontaran meets plant over carnivore

The carnivorous plant remains dormant until the Doctor's bird calls provoke the Sontaran. Its engineered maw emerges to seize the guard's forearm, demonstrating the TARDIS's adaptive sentience in creating bespoke traps. The plant's grip on the Sontaran's armored limb exposes a critical vulnerability.

Before: Concealed among the TARDIS's labyrinthine corridors, awaiting an opportune target to activate its predatory cycle
After: Engaged with prey, securing the Sontaran's arm in an inescapable grasp while its meaty interior begins contracting
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