What will the state insect say?
We here at Scoop tend to be consumed by politics and stuff like like tax rates and budgets. We don't take enough time to stop and smell the roses or, say, the Venus flytraps.
You heard me. Apparently, it's time to pay homage to the insect-eating plant if you're the NC Senate.
And to give the flytrap it's due, may we present Senate Bill 116, sponsored by Sen. William Purcell of Laurinburg.
It would make the Venus Flytrap the official carnivorous plant of North Carolina. The full Senate is scheduled debate the bill Wednesday.
Something becomes the official state whatever by getting added to the list of items contained in Chapter 145 of the General Statutes, where you can also find the official state mammal, shell, tartan, historic boat, dog and two official state watermelon festivals.
And yes, North Carolina even has an official state insect: the honeybee.