What Is This THING I’ve Done?

[Cacique Caribe]

I have no idea why I made this, and even less what to call it, but here it is:



As you can see from these pictures, it’s nothing but a toilet paper roll, hot glue, a few pieces of mesh ribbon*, a little PVA, a few plastic floral garland “tendrils” and paint:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/9593487@N07/albums/72157707061086214/with/32238909337/

Enjoy!  Comments and critique welcome.

* https://www.ebay.com/itm/2-inches-x-30-feet-Decorative-Mesh-RIBBON-ROLL-Wedding-FAVOR-Crafts-Invitations/142133306417?var=441209537149&hash=item2117ce2431%3Ag%3APKgAAOSweJ1Z2ZMz&LH_BIN=1

[Deflatermouse]

Looks like a seed pod which has been brought back from Antarctica and in a warmer enviroment has suddenly started to sprout.....

[gostgost]

Very effective

[Vidgrip]

It is one of those things that make you wish you had brought a flamethrower

[Cacique Caribe]

Vidgrip

Funny you should say that.  The first thing my wife said when I showed the pod to her was to ask if it was flammable. 

I always enjoyed the story of the fictional “Yateveo” (“See ya later”) tree.  Maybe that’s what I’ll try next:


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-eating_tree





Or maybe I could try the legendary and horrific Waq Waq (Vak Vak) tree, with a few conscious victims being slowly digested but still able to scream and moan:







http://jcb.lunaimaging.com/media/Size4/D0050/00504004.jpg?userid=2&username=jcbadmin&resolution=4&servertype=JVA&cid=1&iid=JCB&vcid=NA&usergroup=JCB-ADMIN&profileid=1



https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/The_Madagascar_Tree

http://karlshuker.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-madagascan-man-eating-tree-more.html



https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=68647

Dan
PS.  HG Wells also wrote about seductive orchids:

[N.C.S.E]

I'll admit, it does look like a watermelon that's had rather a lot of science misapplied to it!

[Cacique Caribe]

A mutant watermelon?  That works for me. 

Dan

[Leunstoelgeneraal]

For me it is quite clear that you already have been taken over. Slaves do not need to know why they do things, don't they ? Are you absolutely sure you have only one of those ? (Surely there are far more, spreading and spreading ;-))). And now you have done it: I MUST make something like this, it is much stronger than I, you have doomed us all ! Curse you, curse you !

But hopefully I can also paint some opponents who will try to liberate us ? Thank you for this marvellous  idea !

[The_Beast]

I think I've several items in Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials similar.

I'd say more, but might be dinged for bringing Future Wars here... 

Really, I think it's a handsome project. Well done, Dan!

Doug