the smell of rotting carrion flower

in busy •  7 years ago  (edited)

Flowers with Latin name Amorphophallus titanum is indeed smells not as delicious as rotten meat. However, the carcass flowers will benefit from the insects that are interested in the smell: they will help pollinate the flower.

Insects will enter the flower because they are attracted by the stench and also the heat generated by the flower - making it more similar to the rotten meat for insects. Once inside the flower, the insects will be covered with powder, which they will spread elsewhere after they fly out.images (40).jpeg

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