World’s Biggest Pumpkin Carved Into Creepy Carnivorous Plant by Ray Villafane at NY Botanical Garden

They're baaaaack! Pumpkin carving master <a href="http://villafanestudios.com/" target="_blank">Ray Villafane</a> brought yet another army of creepy gourds to the <a href="http://www.nybg.org/" target="_blank">New York Botanical Garden</a> for Halloween this weekend. The artist and his team <a href="http://inhabitat.com/pumpkin-master-ray-villafane-carves-blue-squash-into-gruesome-faces/" target="_blank">carved up the three largest pumpkins in the world</a> into a garden of creepy carnivorous plants and unearthly creatures - right before visitors’ eyes! Villafane’s larger-than-life creations will be on display at the garden this week and guests will also be able to indulge in the Haunted Pumpkin Garden, the Spooky Nighttime Adventures trail, the Pumpkin House and the Pumpkin Puppet Theater for a month of Halloween fun for the entire family!

When Villafane was done, the gourd was hardly recognizable as a pumpkin!

Inhabitat editor-in-chief Jill Fehrenbacher visited NYBG with her son on Sunday to check in on the progress.

The finished product was embellished with a few other accouterments like a fly to give it a realistic touch.

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Villafane outdid himself with his new cast of pumpkins carved into crazy oversized carnivorous plants.

Last year’s army of zombie pumpkin ghouls roamed the gardens, but this year’s creations pose as innocent plants, before devouring their unsuspecting prey.

The Food Network star enlisted the help of other master carvers, including Sue Beatrice and Chris Verra, who spent the day meticulously carving the giant pumpkins from around the country, collected for the New York Botanical Garden.

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Beatrice's miniature pumpkin bugs joined the snaggled toothed venus fly traps carved from giant pumpkins.

After transforming pumpkins into terrifying plants to the visitors’ delight, the master carvers will participate in a Q &amp; A, accompanied by snacks provided by Whole Foods.

The fun continues tomorrow as the crew finishes carving even more pumpkin masterpieces!