Tuesday, November 29, 2005

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The plant that smells like crap

The "corpse plant" (titan arum) doesn't smell bad, it stinks like crap.




Now that it's in bloom, the plant has also started emitting a smell that's drawn comparisons to garbage, spoiled meat, and rotting fish. But the plant's stench is actually the key to its survival: carrion beetles and other pollinators in its native Sumatra are attracted to the smell, Kress said.
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"It's not as rancid as roadkill, but it's got a pretty potent smell," he said.


Talk about saying it with a flower!


Via CNN

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