will carry it to the next Rafflesia flower to pollinate it. These trees can live to be over a thousand years old A Euphrates poplar tree (Populus euphratica), Taklimakan Desert, China. These trees ...

Barkman continues to research what causes Raffelesia to give off an offensive odor that is similar to rotting flesh. He said some people believe that Rafflesia's odor may attract flies for pollination ...

which the insect will carry to the next Rafflesia flower as part of pollination. Plants often rely on birds, insects, other animals or the wind to carry pollen around. Sometimes, humans will step ...