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Corpse flower numbers are decreasing worldwide. Discover why conservation efforts struggle to maintain a healthy population.
You don't often find crowds of people flocking together to take in the pungent scent of rotting flesh, but that's exactly what happens every time a corpse flower blooms at a public garden. In fact, ...
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 ...
They are sticky little things and the flies get stuck to them. These come in a different few shapes and there's a lot of them ...
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 ...
Commonly called the "corpse flower," Amorphophallus titanum is endangered for many reasons, including habitat destruction, ...
As I sprinted across the flower-rich meadow on the eastern coast of Cyprus, I could barely see my car. The air was full of ...
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 ...
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 ...