Hunter LindsayA sampling of carrion-scented #flowers and other asclepiads. Notice the fly eggs on some of them. Don’t touch the flowers unless you want carrion-scented fingers.
housutThe bud finally blossomed!
May I present to you *drum roll*: Huernia lenewtonii in flower!
No smell of carrion whatsoever and holy shit was this photo awkward to take as the flower is pointing straight down. Couldn't get good lighting😢
Huernia lenewtonii is about to bloom! Or maybe not. Every day for a few weeks already I've told to myself: "Soon™".
At least the buds have an alienlike aesthetic to them ;P
eaboldenStapelia gigantea (carrion flower) is blooming. One Lucilia fly enters. Looks and feels and smells real. A special effects studio couldn’t have done better. #Wisconsin #Mazomanie #NonNative #August #Stapelia #StapeliaGigantea #Lucilia #CarrionFlower
Stapelia gigantea
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Stapelia gettliffei
I have absolutely no idea what I'm going to do when the Stapelia gigantea flowers. The flowers can reach a diameter of over 40cm (16 inch) when fully open.
Oh, and if it wasn't clear they smell like carrion. It's an evolutionary strategy to trick flies and beetles to pollinate it's flowers. Sadly for the pollinators they've been duped: No nectar nor rotting meat to eat on these plants!
Useless Facts, Badly DrawnUseless Facts, Badly Drawn #276: Rafflesia Arnoldii.
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#flowers #worldrecords #corpseflower #carrionflower #RafflesiaArnoldii #parasites #worldslargest #nature #science #strangebuttrue #didyouknow #facts #webcomic #comics #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn
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#flowers #worldrecords #corpseflower #carrionflower #RafflesiaArnoldii #parasites #worldslargest #nature #science #strangebuttrue #didyouknow #facts #webcomic #comics #uselessfacts #uselessfactsbadlydrawn
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