titan arum, also called the corpse flower, actually undergoes thermogenesis to help spread its yucky carrion scent further to attract its pollinators! the plant uses stored sugars to heat up to almost 38° c!!! molecules like dimethyl disulfide and trisulfide as well as isovaleric acid and putrescine create the distinctive stinks!
II don't see the purpose in smelling icky. But II commend you for your unconditional love of living things. Even if they are stinky.
sometimes it pays to have different pollinators than everyone else, because that way you are not competing to have your pollen spread! carrion beetles, flies, even some small scavenging mammals and birds can all help spread this gigantic flowers pollen around just because it evolved to be stinky!
IT JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO IN THIS GREAT, BIG, FUCKAWFUL UNIVERSE, SOME GROSS, DISGUSTING, AWFUL-ON-ALL-ACCOUNTS CREATURE WILL FIND A WAY TO THRIVE AND SURVIVE AGAINST ALL ODDS. ON MY PLANET, WE JUST CALLED THAT "CULLBAIT." BUT THIS IS PRETTY COOL. TELL ME MORE ABOUT YOUR FASCINATING EARTH STINKFLOWERS. THEY MUST HAVE BEEN THE MASCOT SYMBOL OF YOUR WHOLE FUCKING SPECIES, CONSIDERING WHAT YOU'VE MENTIONED ABOUT THE SMELL.
hehehe! good one karkat, very funny coming from you! there are actually several flowers that rely upon carrion scavengers as their pollinators because it is a good way to prevent competition with the usual bees wasps birds and bats that go for the sweet nectar of a more typical flower.
NATURALLY, IT MAKES SENSE TO PICK A FUCKING LANE. IF YOU CAN HIRE AN UNCONVENTIONAL DELIVERY SERVICE FOR YOUR PUTRID PLANT GENMAT, THEN WHO CARES IF YOU HAVE TO WEAR AN UNCONVENTIONAL, PUTRID COLOGNE TO GET IT? TROLLS AND HUMANS I KNOW HAVE BONDED OVER STRANGER OBSCENITIES. MAYBE IT TAKES A STINKBUG TO KNOW A STINKBUG. STINKBUG.
oh ok i totally get it!!! sure, ill let you know the next time one blooms so you can roll around in it. it might remind you of home, and im surr that would be very nice! :)
sure* why would i say surr???? eesh.
... DOWN, BARKBEAST? I CAN'T KEEP MAKING THIS JOKE. IT'S GETTING OLD. IT'S STARTING TO SMELL ROTTEN AND ATTRACT BIODIVERSE POLLINATORS.
stinky like a limburger hehehe! i should see if that attracts more biodiverse pollinators than any possible stinkbugs i know. :P
