Hydnora africana is a subterranean, parasitic plant visible only when it blooms. The cage-like flowers imitate the smell and texture of a rotting corpse, attracting insects who become covered in pollen as they struggle to escape the rather tricky prison.

Hydnora africana is a subterranean, parasitic plant visible only when it blooms. The cage-like flowers imitate the smell and texture of a rotting corpse, attracting insects who become covered in pollen as they struggle to escape the rather tricky prison.

(Source: bogleech)

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    This reminds me of the movie, Teeth.
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    vagina plant. VAGINA PLANT. VAGINA PLANT. VAGINA PLANT. Holy fuck. I knew they had tentacles!
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