I just love these "Stinking Titan" stories.
Posted on 08/08/2006 5:59:20 AM PDT by ShadowAce
They probably have that on live web cam
I just love these "Stinking Titan" stories.
For some reason, I've always found this particular plant fascinating. It's the only plant I'm aware of that simulates dead things as an attraction.
I remember watching another one bloom on web cam...it is interesting
Thanks for the pic! You can defintely see where it gets its official name from. :)
You could probably 'let one go' and get away with it there in the greenhouse.
I'd like to order a dozen to send to Nancy Pelosi.
Flower? I thought this was a story about Fidel Castro?
'Amorphophallus titanum"
My Latin is a little rusty: "Love that phosphorescent titanium phallus"?
"that simulates dead things as an attraction."
My ex used to simulate a dead thing....
"Really big phallus that doesn't change shape," I think.
You forgot Al Gore.
That's interesting......
I have a Hawthorn outside my front door here in Illinois that reeks of decaying flesh each spring. It is pollinated by flies...
Say, Jimmy, do you like gadiator movies?
>> It's the only plant I'm aware of that simulates dead things as an attraction. <<
Actually, on Long Island, we have plenty of "skunk cabbage," which emits a stench of rotting meat to attract flies and then captures them in a sticky goo. Long Island's soil is very nitrate-deficient, basically being a pile of sand, so the local flora has to kill for protein. :^D
It doesn't usually smell too much unless you step on one or kick one open. It's enzymatic processes release so much heat, it will often melt the snow around it.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/SKUNKCABBAGE-MOSS-400X575.jpg/240px-SKUNKCABBAGE-MOSS-400X575.jpg")
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
>> I just love these "Stinking Titan" stories. <<
George Soros?
WHOA! That puts it into perspective!
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