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The Corpse Flower: Behind the Stink | National Geographic


I’m interested to see these stinky

I’m interested to see these stinky corpse II smell according to this

corpse II smell according to this

corpse II smell according to this brochure a stinky plant with dead

brochure a stinky plant with dead

brochure a stinky plant with dead rotting meat so I’m going to assume if

rotting meat so I’m going to assume if

rotting meat so I’m going to assume if it’s in bloom it’s going to stink we’re

it’s in bloom it’s going to stink we’re

it’s in bloom it’s going to stink we’re displaying a tightening Arab the Latin

displaying a tightening Arab the Latin

displaying a tightening Arab the Latin name for this plant is a morph a phallus

name for this plant is a morph a phallus

name for this plant is a morph a phallus titanium it’s a really awesome plant

titanium it’s a really awesome plant

titanium it’s a really awesome plant that was first discovered to Western

that was first discovered to Western

that was first discovered to Western science in the late 1800s by an Italian

science in the late 1800s by an Italian

science in the late 1800s by an Italian explorer in Sumatra Indonesia it’s got

explorer in Sumatra Indonesia it’s got

explorer in Sumatra Indonesia it’s got this crazy disgusting smell the in fact

this crazy disgusting smell the in fact

this crazy disgusting smell the in fact the Indonesian name for the plant

the Indonesian name for the plant

the Indonesian name for the plant directly translates as corpse flower and

directly translates as corpse flower and

directly translates as corpse flower and it smells like a rotting corpse the peak

it smells like a rotting corpse the peak

it smells like a rotting corpse the peak smell usually comes within just a couple

smell usually comes within just a couple

smell usually comes within just a couple of hours of opening so as soon as it’s

of hours of opening so as soon as it’s

of hours of opening so as soon as it’s open enough starts generating the stench

open enough starts generating the stench

open enough starts generating the stench and that Peaks probably about three or

and that Peaks probably about three or

and that Peaks probably about three or four hours later the way the flower

four hours later the way the flower

four hours later the way the flower works is it has two rungs of flowers

works is it has two rungs of flowers

works is it has two rungs of flowers down in its base and the female flowers

down in its base and the female flowers

down in its base and the female flowers are the first ones to start and their

are the first ones to start and their

are the first ones to start and their strategy is to put the cattle call out

strategy is to put the cattle call out

strategy is to put the cattle call out to every carrion fly beetle sweat five

to every carrion fly beetle sweat five

to every carrion fly beetle sweat five they think that they’re running towards

they think that they’re running towards

they think that they’re running towards a rotting corpse which is what they love

a rotting corpse which is what they love

a rotting corpse which is what they love they like to eat them they like to lay

they like to eat them they like to lay

they like to eat them they like to lay eggs and then they like to have a great

eggs and then they like to have a great

eggs and then they like to have a great time in them so pulses that smell out to

time in them so pulses that smell out to

time in them so pulses that smell out to get insects in it hopefully already have

get insects in it hopefully already have

get insects in it hopefully already have pollen on them from a previous plant

pollen on them from a previous plant

pollen on them from a previous plant that was in the male cycle somewhere in

that was in the male cycle somewhere in

that was in the male cycle somewhere in the area so they come in the heat

the area so they come in the heat

the area so they come in the heat generates the smell it’s just

generates the smell it’s just

generates the smell it’s just overwhelmingly wonderful for them the

overwhelmingly wonderful for them the

overwhelmingly wonderful for them the plant only releases the putrid smell for

plant only releases the putrid smell for

plant only releases the putrid smell for two nights

two nights

two nights the insects actually kind of get trapped

the insects actually kind of get trapped

the insects actually kind of get trapped inside the plant and then the male

inside the plant and then the male

inside the plant and then the male flowers open up it’s already got the

flowers open up it’s already got the

flowers open up it’s already got the pollinators inside it doesn’t need to

pollinators inside it doesn’t need to

pollinators inside it doesn’t need to make anymore smell so after that first

make anymore smell so after that first

make anymore smell so after that first 12 hours it’s got what it needs in there

12 hours it’s got what it needs in there

12 hours it’s got what it needs in there it starts raining pollen down on them

it starts raining pollen down on them

it starts raining pollen down on them and then it can let them go it kind of

and then it can let them go it kind of

and then it can let them go it kind of starts easing up after the flowers been

starts easing up after the flowers been

starts easing up after the flowers been open about

open about

open about 24:36 hours and the Beatles can escape

24:36 hours and the Beatles can escape

24:36 hours and the Beatles can escape again with pollen on them

it didn’t smell that bad actually I

it didn’t smell that bad actually I didn’t smell any really bad odor but I

didn’t smell any really bad odor but I

didn’t smell any really bad odor but I guess it was we got close enough we

guess it was we got close enough we

guess it was we got close enough we weren’t that close it wasn’t as strong

weren’t that close it wasn’t as strong

weren’t that close it wasn’t as strong as I thought it would be but I get kind

as I thought it would be but I get kind

as I thought it would be but I get kind of smell it and it smelled like a

of smell it and it smelled like a

of smell it and it smelled like a mixture of like maggots and really

mixture of like maggots and really

mixture of like maggots and really smelly feet fortunately for the public

smelly feet fortunately for the public

smelly feet fortunately for the public the plant produces its most odoriferous

the plant produces its most odoriferous

the plant produces its most odoriferous emissions in the middle of the night

emissions in the middle of the night

emissions in the middle of the night from about midnight to 4:00 a.m. so

from about midnight to 4:00 a.m. so

from about midnight to 4:00 a.m. so nobody will be around so during the day

nobody will be around so during the day

nobody will be around so during the day when the visitors come in it’s going to

when the visitors come in it’s going to

when the visitors come in it’s going to be just a bit less of that smell and so

be just a bit less of that smell and so

be just a bit less of that smell and so if people will smell it and we have the

if people will smell it and we have the

if people will smell it and we have the plant is in a rather large greenhouse

plant is in a rather large greenhouse

plant is in a rather large greenhouse and that will dilute the smile a little

and that will dilute the smile a little

and that will dilute the smile a little bit but people should be able to smell

bit but people should be able to smell

bit but people should be able to smell it no problem every now and then I

it no problem every now and then I

it no problem every now and then I caught like a little whiff and went whoa

caught like a little whiff and went whoa

caught like a little whiff and went whoa yeah well also I don’t really we don’t

yeah well also I don’t really we don’t

yeah well also I don’t really we don’t really smell rotten flesh all that often

really smell rotten flesh all that often

really smell rotten flesh all that often just alone it was cool to look at

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