(urth) giant herb islands

[Jordon Flato]

Is there any evidence that trees on Blue are Carnivorous in any way?  The
Pit is certainly not evidence.  People talk about it being part of a tree
that 'ate' Horn, but on this last recent read through I can't see a single
thing that supports that, or the idea that the trees on Blue are Carnivorous
or maleficent in any way at all, as opposed to Green, where that is
abundantly clear.

On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 11:03 AM, David Stockhoff <dstockhoff at verizon.net>wrote:

> CARNIVOROUS trees, then. Of course. One big fly trap.
>
> I think one key to understanding Green and Blue is that, for some reason,
> all the major "plant" life on both planets is carnivorous. This does not
> imply consciousness, but it makes it more plausible---whether you're talking
> about the Neighbors or the inhumi. Consciousness is especially fluid in The
> Short Sun.
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> a few weeks ago I made the claim the island of the pit on blue was composed
> of trees.  I am always travelling and so did not have access to my books
> until now.  On page 161 of oBW, chapter 6, the storm shakes up the islands
> and reveals to Horn that they are actually composed of "giant
> herbs" that are not trees or ferns but have the nature of them, and
> that Babbie and he walked on the branches and leaves believing them to be
> ground.
> Just a bit more hinting that the pit Horn falls in might be the maw of one
> such ocean growing herb.
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