Carrion flies can locate a dead animal within minutes. Multiple females deposit eggs, or larvae, on a single animal, so hundreds or thousands of larvae can colonize a single carcass.

A South African orchid mimics the stench of corpses to draw in its pollinating carrion flies. Its putrid scent so perfectly mimics the stench of small carcasses that its target pollinators cannot tell ...

It turns out this is just one of hundreds of flies that show signs of migrating each year, an ebb and flow of species that has gone largely unnoticed, despite their ecological importance.

These plants smell like rotten meat — Now we know how they do it From the aptly-named carrion flower to the stinking corpse lily, these plants thrive through disgusting odors ...

Some plants stink of rotting meat or dung, which helps them attract flies for pollination. How plants make the carrion stench, which is usually produced by bacteria feasting on decaying corpses ...

These flies cover a wide range. After hypothesizing migration routes based on their findings, the researchers concluded that flies migrate to all continents, even Antarctica.

This arum has opted instead to attract flesh flies and carrion beetles, which polish off dead animals. The corpse flower’s reddish-purple structure and stench of death attract these insects to ...

As the saying goes, you catch more flies with honey than vinegar, but (discounting that vinegar is actually a great way to trap fruit flies), there’s an even better method: smell like rotting ...

The stench of a rare corpse flower make us retch. But you’re not the target –the plant wants to lure carrion beetles and flesh flies. The stench of a rare corpse flower make us retch.