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This insect loves the stinky smell
Flesh Flies
The food gives the plant
Energy
The fruit looks like
brightly colored berries
Name the flower that is rare and only grows on the island of Sumatra
The Titan Arum
The plant makes and stores food here
The Corm
How tall does the Titan Arum grow
Taller than the tallest basketball player
Flesh Flies can smell dead animals how far away
2 to 3 miles away
How does the Titan Arum blend in with the Rain Forest
Most of the time it looks like a green bud growing out of the ground
Seeds are made inside the
Spathe
When the corm is full of food it can weigh
100 pounds
Why is the flower called a "Corpse Flower"
Because it smells like dead bodies as they decompose
The spathe turns a deep red that looks like
rotting meat
What is the clever adaptation of this flower
It's odor attracts Flesh Flies. The plant needs the flies to make new plants
Name 2 more examples of incredible adaptations in nature
Sticks insects that look like twigs; fish that look like plants; and moths that look like bird droppings
What are the 2 layers of the spathe do
The top makes pollen and the bottom contains the seeds