This plant is sometimes known as a "sheep-eating" plant, which is not, strictly speaking, accurate: it is not a carnivorous plant like the well-known pitcher plant or Venus flytrap, as it doesn't actually digest animal matter. Instead, scientists believe that the spikes trap animals with thick fur, like sheep, which then starve to death, fall to the ground, and decompose at the base of the plant, providing highly rich, localized food for the plant. It's gruesome as hell.