Dodder (Cuscuta europaea)

It looks like a tangle of golden hair but beware...she is a parasite.

Sometimes called Angel Hair or Love Vine,

but others call her Devil Hair or Strangler.

The absence of green matter (chlorophyll)

testifies to dishonest methods of gaining a living.

Once attached to an unsuspecting host plant,

she sucks the life out ...

"With persuasive words she led him astray;

she seduced him with her smooth talk.

All at once he followed her like an ox going to the slaughter,

like a deer stepping into a noose till an arrow pierces his liver,

like a bird darting into a snare, little knowing it will cost him his life.

Now then, my sons, listen to me; pay attention to what I say.

Do not let your heart turn to her ways or stray into her paths.

Many are the victims she has brought down;

her slain are a mighty throng.

Her house is a highway to the grave,

leading down to the chambers of death."

Proverbs 7: 21-28