Doll’s Eyes Plant: A Creepy Delirium-Inducing Photo

• US National Park Service shares toxic Doll’s Eyes plant pic.
• Birds eat its berries, while humans risk poisoning.
• Image receives 47,000 likes and sparks reactions.

Known by several names, the doll’s eyes (Actaea pachypoda) is one of the many unusual plants that live on our planet. This incredibly unique plant was photographed and shared on Instagram by the US National Park Service. They also included a commentary with more information about the plant, which is hazardous to people but not to birds.

The park wittily wrote while introducing the plant, “My toxic trait is that I’m toxic. Is that plant looking at me? Boo! Actaea pachypoda, the white baneberry or doll’s-eyes, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Actaea, of the family Ranunculaceae. The plant’s most striking feature is its fruit, a 1 cm diameter white berry, whose size, shape, and black stigma scar give the species the name, ‘doll’s eyes’. Did it just blink? No. You did.”

They added, “A variety of birds, which are not affected by the toxins, or the creepy eyeball aesthetic, eat the berries and help disperse the seeds. However, the berries and the entire plant are considered poisonous to humans and can lead to vomiting, delirium, and stomach cramps. On that note, don’t eat it and have a good one.”

The park provided an explanation of the shared image to conclude the post. They shared, “Eye am what eye am. A flowering white baneberry with a pinkish-red stalk and white berries with black dots and fall foliage at Shenandoah National Park.”

Take a look at the post below:

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Six hours ago, someone shared the post. It has received about 47,000 likes since then. Furthermore, the share has sparked a variety of reactions from users. Upon witnessing the plant, some people were intrigued, while others couldn’t help but comment on how eerie it appeared.

Check out the responses below:

“I saw this last month on a hike. Had a feeling it was poisonous. I mean look at it. Screams ‘I will make you sick’,” posted an Instagram user. “Eye did not see that coming,” joked another. “Don’t touch the eyeball tree seems like sound advice,” shared a third.

“Real life is stranger than fiction,” expressed a fourth. “That’s terrifying,” commented a fifth. “Is it looking at me? I feel like it’s looking at me,” wrote a sixth.

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