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* [[Man-Eating Plant|Spore plants]] in ''[[Fallout]]'', one of which became sentient.
* [[Man-Eating Plant|Spore plants]] in ''[[Fallout]]'', one of which became sentient.
* The Kikwis of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword]]'' look like a mix between a flowering plant, a beaver and a Kiwi.
* The Kikwis of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword]]'' look like a mix between a flowering plant, a beaver and a Kiwi.
** The Koroks from ''[[The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker]]'' are vaguely person-shaped wooden figures with leaf masks. Apparently they used to be the much more human-like Kokiri from ''[[The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]]''.
** The Koroks from ''[[The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda the Wind Waker]]'' are vaguely person-shaped wooden figures with leaf masks. Apparently they used to be the much more human-like Kokiri from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Video Game)|The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]]''.
* ''[[Odin Sphere]]'' has Baromett plants, which grow sheep. Probably inspired by the Vegetable Lamb of Tartary mentioned under 'Mythology'.
* ''[[Odin Sphere]]'' has Baromett plants, which grow sheep. Probably inspired by the Vegetable Lamb of Tartary mentioned under 'Mythology'.
* Most of the martian wildlife in the ''[[Ultima]]'' spinoff ''[[Martian Dreams]]'' are ambulatory, sapient plants, while the animal kingdom consist solely of subterranean worms. Even the civilised martians were some variation of gourd. Humorously, they refer to the visiting humans as "worms", not as an insult, simply because it's the closest thing they can recognise us as.
* Most of the martian wildlife in the ''[[Ultima]]'' spinoff ''[[Martian Dreams]]'' are ambulatory, sapient plants, while the animal kingdom consist solely of subterranean worms. Even the civilised martians were some variation of gourd. Humorously, they refer to the visiting humans as "worms", not as an insult, simply because it's the closest thing they can recognise us as.
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* Scientists have discovered a sea slug which eats certain algae and [[Cannibalism Superpower|absorbs the chloroplasts]], allowing it to perform photosynthesis.
* Scientists have discovered a sea slug which eats certain algae and [[Cannibalism Superpower|absorbs the chloroplasts]], allowing it to perform photosynthesis.
* Certain algaes have been known to make their way into salamander eggs so they can feed on the embryo. Instead, the algae can become part of the salamander, giving the salamander algae in its DNA.
* Certain algaes have been known to make their way into salamander eggs so they can feed on the embryo. Instead, the algae can become part of the salamander, giving the salamander algae in its DNA.
* While they are not ''true'' Planimals, a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phylliidae diverse] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Leaf-tailed_Gecko number] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leafy_seadragon of] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papuan_Frogmouth animals] use camouflage to resemble vegetation. Likewise, many plants, especially orchids, mimic animals, mostly their insect pollinators.
* While they are not ''true'' Planimals, a [[wikipedia:Phylliidae|diverse]] [[wikipedia:Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko|number]] [[wikipedia:Leafy seadragon|of]] [[wikipedia:Papuan Frogmouth|animals]] use camouflage to resemble vegetation. Likewise, many plants, especially orchids, mimic animals, mostly their insect pollinators.
* Behold, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euglena Euglena]. It's a single celled organism that photosynthesises like an alga, but swims around like a protozoan. Before the kingdom Protista was created and it was realised organisms could be something other than an animal or a plant, botanists and zoologists used to fight over this little thing to determine whose field of study it belongs to. Even now Euglena is usually found in the first chapters of both zoology and botany books.
* Behold, [[wikipedia:Euglena|Euglena]]. It's a single celled organism that photosynthesises like an alga, but swims around like a protozoan. Before the kingdom Protista was created and it was realised organisms could be something other than an animal or a plant, botanists and zoologists used to fight over this little thing to determine whose field of study it belongs to. Even now Euglena is usually found in the first chapters of both zoology and botany books.


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