The Replicator Plants are a strange vegetable life form on the planet Priplanus which looks like a giant mobile cyclamen. They have the curious habit of swallowing any object left near their vicinity, and the peculiar ability to create a superficially identical copy of said object made out of vegetable matter.
Biology[]
This species feeds on deutronium, which exists in subterranean reserves in the planet, and are capable of growing to huge sizes in a matter of a few hours when they have a good supply of food available. They are also capable of duplicating objects, living creatures and even sapient beings, such as Humans; creating essentially clones of the latter. However, these copies are still made of fragile vegetable matter and therefore likely to be short-lived. The Replicator Plants are vulnerable to cold temperatures and will die quickly below 44 degrees Fahrenheit (~ 6.7°C). After the destruction of Priplanus, it's safe to assume that this species is probably extinct.
Appearances[]
- Lost in Space, s01e14, "Attack of the Monster Plants" (1965)