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Wonderfully Lethal - The Corpse Flower

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Hidden in the depths of Indonesian rainforest of Sumatra blooms a very attractive flower, the rare Titan Arum. This flower is described as the world’s largest flower. But being huge isn’t the characteristic it’s mostly known for. In fact, the very realistic nickname of “Corpse Flower” would let you avoid to smell this great flower. Letting your nose have a contact with its smell is the worst idea ever. It’s been said that the smell of the Corpse Flower resembles a mixture of rotten flesh and decomposing garbage. So it’s not a pleasurable aroma. But, of course, nature never fails, so there’s a reason for this awful scent. The purpose of this smell is to attract pollinators, more specifically sweat bees, flies, and dung beetles. These insects are attracted to the smell because, thinking it’s rotting flesh, seems to be the perfect place to lay their eggs. This flower don’t like to play fair, but this trick ensures its survival. When the insects lands on the flower, they become cov