But why would a plant spend so much time and energy doing this? The answer is reproduction – the titan arum needs pollinators such as flies, and flies like dead things. Many other plants use the ...

I was surrounded by millions of flies, amid the most incredible migration event I have ever seen. The migration cameras my ...

Ways to get rid of files at home include using herbs and flowers, vinegar and soap, and Venus flytraps. Insecticides, light traps, and other methods may also help. A fly infestation may not be a ...

the carrion flower (or toad flower) earns its name from its absolutely repulsive smell. It releases a rotting-flesh odour to attract flies to pollinate it. The plant smells so terrible that scientists ...

Bee-flies have short antennae. Their hovering style of flight is also quite distinctive, although hairy-footed flower bees (Anthophora plumipes) hover well too - but these have much longer antennae ...

and many different kinds of flies and bees are frequent visitors. The Andrena erigeniae, the spring beauty mining bee, has an especially important relationship with the plant as Claytonia ...

The Shreveport Study Garden Club's "Fly and Flourish Flower Show" will highlight the importance of wetlands for migratory birds. The event will feature hundreds of floral entries from a five-state ...