Carnivorous Wendy

*"In 1832, I paid a visit to the island known as Madagascar. I have one full-grown **carnivorous Wendy** in my arboretum that I took home from the island when it was a sapling. Personally, I think it's one of the most fascinating species ever to grace God's earth.*"

~Entry, "Avis Garfield's Guide to the Botanical Perversions"

The **Carnivorous Wendy** is a tree that serves as the crown jewel of Avis Garfield's foliage collection.

## Greenhouse Plant

### Background

The tree was found by Avis and Wendy Garfield on their trip to the Bornattic Woods in Madagascar in 1832. The tree didn't have a name until it had killed Wendy, at which point Avis decided to name it after her.

### *Botanical Perversions* entry

"Avis Garfield's Guide to the Botanical perversions" lists the description of the tree as such:

*Common name: Carnivorous Wendy (also called "Satan shrub," "land-octopus," "treevil")*

*Latin name: Tenacula canus*

*Family: Demonica family*

*Habitat: Can survive anywhere as long as it has meat to consume*

*Physical description: Has the appearance of a large tree stump with an octopus on the top of it, with its tentacles frantically squirming towards the sky. Has a hazel coloration. Has pitchers near the roots that produce a sweet-smelling liquid, but unlike pitchers on other carnivorous plants, the Wendy's pitchers are not used to trap prey, giving mystery as to why the plant produces such a lovely smell. It's supposed that it has an animal-like mouth at the center of the squirming tendrils, as it's where the tree consumes food. All who view the plant are usually overcome with fear, dread, horror, nausea, and/or unreasonable panic. Behavior: Will strangle and/or stab prey in its strong, snake-like branches before shoving it down its "mouth." The pitchers at the bottom are used to expel waste, such as bones. The Wendy's main prey is deer, but it will eat anything that tries to find shelter in its living branches. The grass surrounding a Wendy will occasionally turn red from drinking the blood that drips from the Wendy's prey.*

*Avis's notes: In 1832, I paid a visit to the island known as Madagascar. I have one full-grown carnivorous Wendy in my arboretum that I took home from the island when it was a sapling. Personally, I think it's one of the most fascinating species ever to grace God's earth. My friend and scientific peer, Vladek Fray, does not share my feelings. Vladek is an extremely tall, strong man in a black, lab-safe coat; and watching him get thrown into a panic at the sight of a tree was a bit humorous to me. It's true that Wendies can be very dangerous, but Vladek was at a safe distance. It's a little pitiful to me that such an intelligent man can't enjoy observing such a remarkable specimen.*

*Vladek's notes: I fully stand by my knee-jerk reaction. I hate this tree. I absolutely hate it.*

### In *Greenhouse Effect*

The Carnivorous Wendy is a significant plot piece in Greenhouse Effect, as it is the most anomalous of all of Avis's collection and therefore has the biggest impact on Hell and Earth colliding. Like in previous stories, the tree is also still an item of contention between Avis and Vladek; the latter of whom argues that the tree should not exist.

#### Destruction

At his wit's end with trying to convince Avis to remove the tree, Vladek summons the Pathor to do the job. However, this results in the Pathor being released on Earth, causing unknown destruction.