Laganaphyllis simnovorii: Difference between revisions

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|name= Laganaphyllis Simnovoriisimnovorii (aka Cowplant)

|image= [[ImageFile:Laganaphyllis_Simnovorii_ts3All Cowplants.PNGjpg|250px]]

|game= ''[[The Sims 2: University]]'', ''[[The Sims 3 Store]]'', ''[[The Sims 4Social]]'', ''[[The Sims Social4]]''

|price= None (University), §475 (Mini) (TS3){{Vgversion|TS2:U}}, §450 ({{Vgversion|Store Content) (TS3)}}, 500 Social Points{{Vgversion|TS (TSS)Social}}, §900{{Vgversion|TS4}}

|typetype1= Career reward (University), Buyable Object (Store){{Vgversion|TS2:U}}

|sizetype2= 3x3Buyable (University), 2x3 (object{{Vgversion|Store)}}

AlthoughIt notfirst appeared as the Laganaphyllis[[career Simnovoriireward]] for the [[Natural Science]] career in ''[[The Sims 2: University]]'',. aA vagely similar plant, simply called the "[[mutant plant]]", appeared in [[The Sims Bustin' Out (console)|''The Sims Bustin' Out'' for console]]. Simply called the "[[Mutant_Plant|mutant plant]]", it may be a relative or precursor of the Cowplant.

It{{Info|Note|If ''[[The Sims 2: Open for Business|Open for Business]]'' is installed, the Cowplant '''can''' eat a [[Servo#The Sims 2|Servo]]. This is one of the few ways in which a Servo can die.}}A Cowplant can be fed by clicking on it and selecting "Feed". When this is done, the Sim will take out a Leg 'O' Lamb, (thiswhich costs §35), and throw it to the plant; sometimes playing with it or teasing it first. This action is not autonomous. Household Sims will ignore the plant unless it killsconsumes someone or the player directs them to interact with it.

Not being fed does not appear to have any negative effects on the Cowplant. However, it will attempt to capture and eat innocent Sims if not fed every in-game 12 Sim hours. The Cowplant will stick out its tongue, which contains a slice of cake, luring an unwary Sim close to the plant. It then devours the Sim, who dies immediately. Unusually, the [[Grim Reaper]] does not appear; the Cowplant simply spits out the grave. The Sim's [[Ghost#The Sims 2|ghost]] will be green.

This is a quick and easy way to kill off unwanted Sims. Controllable Sims can be ordered to "Grab Cake", and will die if not stopped. However, the Cowplant will not eat Sims who stink due to low hygiene, even if they were told to take the cake.<ref group="n">The Cowplant has been known to reject Sims who do not have low hygiene. The reason for this has not been determined. See [[Talk: Laganaphyllis Simnovoriisimnovorii#Cowplant (TS2) rejecting a Sim]] for discussion.</ref> Ungreeted walkbys will ignore the plant, as will most service [[NPCNon-playable character|NPCs]]s who are on the job. However, service NPCsSims such as [[Nanny|nannies]] who have idle time during their work day may be drawn to the Cowplant during that idle time. Since a locked gate may not stop anservice NPCSims such as a nanny, it may be a good idea to feed the Cowplant before they arrive.

After a Cowplant has itseaten lunch (a Sim)sim, members of the owner's household can milk the plant. The "milk" is actually a life-extending drink similar to the  [[Elixir of Life]], extending the Sim's lifespan by five days. Unlike the Elixir of Life, children can drink fromit. Drinking the "milk" is sometimes referred to as drinking that Sim, and doing it gives the drinker a special [[memories|memory]]. Sims may have a [[Wants and fears|want]] to "drink" a certain Sim that they are unhappy with. A Sim still can be resurrected if the cow been milked.

* The final class in the Biology [[Majors|major]] in ''The Sims 2: University'' is entitled "Senior Thesis: The Laganaphyllis Simnovorii".

* In ''[[The Sims 3]]'', the [[Science#The Sims 3|Science]] career's 5th level is "Carnivorous Plant Tender". There is also a little stone statue of a Cowplant in the Goth Manor.

* If ''[[The Sims 2: Bon Voyage]]'' is installed, one of the wall hangings is an ancient tablet with a picture of a Cowplant being fed by ancient people. The description tells about how the Cowplant was treated in the old times.

* The Cowplant is reminiscent of Audrey II, the plant in the 1986 comedy horror musical film ''[[wikipedia:Little Shop of Horrors (film)|Little Shop of Horrors]]'', starring Rick Moranis and, Steve Martin, and Levi Stubbs. People on YouTube use the plant for spoofs of the film.{{fact}}.

* In terms of color, the Cowplant also resembles the ''Tomeato'' (A crossbreed of the tomato plant and a cow, which grew into a square shaped fruit) from The Dilbert Animated series. However, the Tomeato was designed as a harvestable crop which was easy to stack due to its rectangular shape, while the Laganaphyllis Simnovorii is a carnivorous plant.

* In ''The Sims 2: University'' and ''The Sims 3'', the Cowplant's scientific name (''Laganaphyllis Simnovorii'') is incorrectly capitalized; rules of [[Wikipedia:Binomial nomenclature#Writing_binomial_namesWriting binomial names|binomial nomenclature]] state that only the first name should be capitalized, not the second. Thus, the correct name for the plant would be ''Laganaphyllis simnovorii''.

** The genus name is derived from the words [[wiktionary:lagana|lagana]] (Latin for cake) and [[wiktionary:Phyllis|phyllis]] (Greek for foliage), while the species name means '"Sim eater'".

* In ''The Sims 3'', sometimes the Grim Reaper will milk the Cowplant.

* In ''The Sims 3'', the players can watch a Cowplant eating a florist in Got Garden? channel on [[TVtelevision]].

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The_cake_is_a_lieThe cake is a lie.jpg|A Cowplant with its vine-cake lure extended

mightyMighty cowplant.png|Cowplant with the Grim Reaper

Video:The Sims 3 - Cowplant Fail|''The Sims 3'' Store Cowplant Fail

Video:Laganaphyllis Simnovorii (Cow Plant) in Action!|Laganaphyllis Simnovorii (Cow Plant) in Action!