A WOMAN has left people stunned after growing a plant that can bite her.
Lisa, who is used to growing food and herbs decided to rock the boat by adding an unusual plant to her garden.
Taking to YouTube, Lisa revealed she decided to buy a Venus Fly Trap – which is known for biting insects and even your finger if you get too close.
She said: "I am used to growing food and herbs, things that we can consume, but not so much plants that can consume other things.
"I am talking about the beautiful, carnivorous Venus Fly Trap."
The endangered plant stands out from others as it doesn't feed on nutrients from the soil but through its mouth.
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The hinged lobe at the end of each leaf resembles a mouth and the plant uses it to catch small insects to feed on.
The avid gardener reveal that it was actually illegal in South and North Carolina to take these plants if they are growing in the wild, so she bought hers from a nursery.
"People are a little squirmy when it comes to handling live insects," she revealed, but it's important you do with these plants.
"It's best to give them access to live ones, if you're feeding them dead insects, the less nutrients it has."
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Flies, spiders, and crickets make the perfect snack for these plants, but Lisa said to avoid hardshell insects as they won't be able to digest them.
The gardener demonstrated feeding the plant a spider, and the plant quickly closed its mouth once the arachnid fell in.
Lisa revealed the plant soil should be kept moist as they prefer humid climates.
If grown inside you should ensure you fed it some sort of bug or insect every week, especially if you want to see it bloom.
Despite their threatening appearance, you'll be pleased to know these plants are rarely a danger to humans.
Even if you do accidentally get a finger inside the mouth of one of these plants, it cannot eat it says the Museum of Science.
This is because the mouth has to be shut air-tight for its digestive juices to work, which won't happen if you stick a finger inside luckily.
The video posted to her account Freedom Grows was a hit with fellow gardeners.
One wrote: "My Venus Flytrap's new traps are closing by itself. I don't know what's going on but they close by itself with nothing in it."
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"Thanks for a good basic care video," said another.
Someone else penned: "I tried feeding my fly trap a mealworm (a small one). That was not fun. It kept getting out! Even after closing it kept forcing its way out. It got to the point where when it stuck its head out, I'd use scissors to quickly kill it."
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