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2000 February 8, Silvaa, “betta w/ plant”, in rec.aquaria.marine.misc (Usenet):
The plant is also very rare (related to triffids ... be wary) as it acts like a venus fly trap except it gives its catches to the fish, a truly symbiotic relationship
2003 January 5, Jason, “What is this on my rock?”, in rec.aquaria.marine.misc (Usenet):
I too suffer from the dreaded Triffids !!! If you want a safer method of removal : I use boiling hot water and the syringe method.
2006, Tropical Fish Hobbyist:
Ironically, these anemones are initially seen as a boon, the hobbyist having received "something for nothing" when the first few triffids appear in the nooks and crannies of the live rock.
Any large, fast-growing and hard-to-remove weed, such as the flowering shrub Chromolaena odorata.
1975 March 6, Patrick Ryan, “Top Pop Tomato”, in New Scientist, page 584:
Perhaps the BBC could get the Radio 2 King of the Tomatoes to come back and tell us what programmes to play to discourage rampant growth in minor forests of giant bindweed, monster nettles and apprentice triffids.
1999, Tim Low, Feral Future: The Untold Story of Australia's Exotic Invaders, University of Chicago Press, →ISBN:
But some of them are multiplying fast, and those dismissed as trivial today, because they only infest a few road verges, may well turn into triffids tomorrow.
2012, Toby Buckland, Gardeners' World Practical Gardening Handbook: Traditional Techniques, Expert Skills, Innovative Ideas, Random House, →ISBN:
Sow them in late spring in the greenhouse or coldframe, but don't be tempted to sow any earlier otherwise they turn into triffids, hog all your greenhouse space and promote fungal diseases.
