May 21 (UPI) --Scientists have uncovered the deceptive pollination tactics of a first-of-its-kind flower that mimics the scent of decaying insects to attract and entrap so-called coffin flies. Flies ...
Scientists recently discovered a flower that lures in and imprisons coffin flies with the smell of death. The plant uses this stinky aroma to trick the insects into pollinating its flowers. This is ...