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When a sponge-plant senses nearby animals, it shoots out a liquid containing [[fungoid infection|fungal spores]] which will attach to and spread on those who are hit. | When a sponge-plant senses nearby animals, it shoots out a liquid containing [[fungoid infection|fungal spores]] which will attach to and spread on those who are hit. | ||
[[Jo Grant]] was infected by a Sponge-planet. A [[Spiridon ( | [[Jo Grant]] was infected by a Sponge-planet. A [[Spiridon (species)|Spiridon]] applied a paste to the infection, curing her.([[DW]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]'') | ||
==Behind the Scenes== | ==Behind the Scenes== | ||
Revision as of 17:38, 5 February 2011
Sponge-plants are flowering plants native to Spiridon.
When a sponge-plant senses nearby animals, it shoots out a liquid containing fungal spores which will attach to and spread on those who are hit.
Jo Grant was infected by a Sponge-planet. A Spiridon applied a paste to the infection, curing her.(DW: Planet of the Daleks)
Behind the Scenes
- The sponge-plant is not named on television, only in the novelisation.
- It is never made clear whether the sponge-plant and the fungoid infection spores are two separate species in a symbiotic bond or one species with qualities of both plant and fungus. In nature, a flowering plant reproduces by producing seeds.
