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The stinking Rhizanthes flower (Rhizanthes lowii) mimics a rotting carcass so well that carrion flies swarm around it to lay their eggs (visible as white flecks near the center of the flower). In so doing the flies act as pollinating agents for this strange plant. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).

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Parasites & Parasitoids, Mimicry, Pollination, Borneo, Plants
The stinking Rhizanthes flower (Rhizanthes lowii) mimics a rotting carcass so well that carrion flies swarm around it to lay their eggs (visible as white flecks near the center of the flower). In so doing the flies act as pollinating agents for this strange plant. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).