[SEMCO] Nature Screen presents "Plants Behaving Badly"

[Teresa Izzo]

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PRESS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE 
RELEASE 
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
May 9, 
2018 
Teresa Izzo
   508-896-3867 ext. 137
tizzo at ccmnh.org
NATURE SCREEN
at
The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History presents
A PBS Documentary Film
“Plants Behaving Badly”


BREWSTER, MA ­The Cape Cod Museum of Natural 
History in Brewster presents PBS’   documentary 
film “Plants Behaving Badly” Saturday, June 9, 2018 11:30am & 1pm.

  Narrated by David Attenborough, Plants Behaving 
Badly focuses on two groups of plants that 
exhibit such intriguing behavior that a century 
and a half ago attracted the attention of Charles 
Darwin. These same plants, the orchids and the 
carnivorous plants, still fascinate scientists 
today. In two, one-hour films, ‘Plants Behaving 
Badly’ reveal a world of deceit and treachery 
worthy of any fictional thriller.

Part 1: CARNIVOROUS PLANTS ~ 11:30am
Scientists have recently shown that many more 
plants are carnivorous than we had ever thought. 
Welcome to the world of killer tomatoes and 
murderous potatoes. Even the more well-known 
carnivorous plants - sundews, flytraps, and 
pitchers - are revealing new behavior.

Part 2: ORCHIDS ~ 1pm
Darwin's book 'On the Origin of Species' shook 
the scientific world and far beyond. Yet it was 
his next book, devoted entirely to orchids, which 
filled in gaps and clarified his revolutionary 
ideas. Orchids have an ethereal beauty, whether 
growing hundreds of feet up in a misty rainforest 
or along the edges of busy suburban roads. Using 
sex as a lure by impersonating a female bee or 
wasp, their exotic flowers are shaped for just 
one purpose - to seduce pollinators.

Free with Museum Admission
For more information please call: 508-896-3867, ext. 133


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Teresa Izzo
Program Coordinator
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
869 Main St./Rte. 6A
Brewster, MA 02631
508-896-3867 x137
508-896-8844 - fax 
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