The Triffids

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The Triffids

Character Information
Status:
Fictional
First appearance: "Treehouse of Horror XXXII"


The Triffids are man-made, mobile and carnivorous plants that can walk on three leg-like appendages and menace humanity.

History[edit]

The Triffids originated in the former Soviet Union.

Behind the Laughter[edit]

The Triffids first appeared in the 1951 post-apocalyptic novel The Day of the Triffids by English science fiction author John Wyndham. The story features large, mobile, carnivorous plants that threaten humanity following a global catastrophe. The novel was later adapted into a 1962 feature film and several television series.

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