I have to admire the dedication of folks who would spend 13 years in the Sumatran jungle, dodging tigers and rhinos, sleeping alongside venomous scorpions, millipedes, and gigantic centipedes, not to mention the occasional Malayan krait who wriggles into your sleeping bag, all to find a rare stinky flower that makes you cry. I'm glad somebody's doing it, cuz it ain't gonna be me.
If you are a Fly, then yes. For a human, not so much, though I don't know if anyone has ever tried to eat one before. Touching it at least won't harm you.
Yeah, I never realized that they were so rare. They seem to pop up in anything that is "jungle themed". I'm assuming this one is now in a museum in the UK?
Yeah, it is. When I was a kid, the Cleveland Metropark's Zoo had recently opened its spectacular Rain Forest wing, and for a brief period they had one of these, and it made a whole like, 30x30 room stink. Granted, the whole wing was hot and humid, simulating the rainforest, but that thing in open air absolutely stunk.
LetsEatGrandpaCommasSaveLives
But can they find why kids love the taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch? 🍞
stonetemplefox05
Watch out for them poison darts!
reallynotbob
Was 100% expecting a rickroll.
omegabritton
The world is beautiful
reverendbonobo
That thing is going to lay eggs in my face, isn't it?
Everyonespersonaltherapist
That thing is to flowers as the death star is to moons.
timGiraffeBeast
Sumatra? The city of gold?
Isaidwhatsup
is this the plant vileplume is base on??
stoots24
OhIfIMust
PineappleLoopsBroether
smizmar
pareidoliaperson
This is exactly how I felt when I found Mew the rarest Pokemon.
classGemJunkie
I just watched an episode of ST: Strange New Worlds, with an exotic plant, spooky coincidence
Theshnazzyone
He's crying because the smell hurts his eyes.
CapttainKillJoy
We can just guess at the flower name. I’m going to say it’s a wingersobblesaum. Nice. Never seen one of those before.
VaxxedCanadian
It's a good thing there wasn't a little boy named Dennis around there.
MungChomper69420
I'm happy for the guy but I wonder if there's a video with more crying amd less flower in it (?)
kitnnicole9
https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1YmN5a2Q0eHhuZTNrMnN0NTRsaWQ5bGFuMDhlYnJhbzJwa2Y4NWRsOCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/fUYhyT9IjftxrxJXcE/200w.webp
spitfires2000
The flower gave me some Alien vibes!
gronzilla
Correct. It's a parasitic flower.
Conqueeftadore
Was thinking something similar. That flower Reminds me of the Omega in The Edge of Tomorrow.
MyVirginityIsGrowingBack
This guy has been searching for a flower for 13 years! Meanwhile, I get pissy when I can't find my car keys.
TwoDogsFucking
There's no crying in botany.
zombiejedediah
As a botanist with some field experience, I can assure you there is. Usually not happy tears though.
chewmaca2
Audrey I is still out there.
153LegacyTree
is Morticia there also ?
JusticePhrall
I have to admire the dedication of folks who would spend 13 years in the Sumatran jungle, dodging tigers and rhinos, sleeping alongside venomous scorpions, millipedes, and gigantic centipedes, not to mention the occasional Malayan krait who wriggles into your sleeping bag, all to find a rare stinky flower that makes you cry.
I'm glad somebody's doing it, cuz it ain't gonna be me.
TeamRocketBlastOffAtTheSpeedOfLightSurrenderNowOrPrepareToFight
A wild Vileplume has appeared. It used Pollen Puff. It was super effective!
7heng
In french they have the same name ! Rafflesia
cousteau
Holy shit, imagine devoting thirteen years of your life to finding something and then finding that something. I'd be in tears too.
DaBootyLoosenour
https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1OXY2MjhzNDdoN2Fra2FnajZma3l3aW9rNGloemNlbWZ0YzZxYWMzZSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/ePEswDhgNP1GTeY6ne/200w.webp
zertmaster
prodigiousballs
who down votes this? have we lost our way?
euphoricopportunity
foreverinchains
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafflesia
This is a parasitic flower, having no stem, leaves, or root system. The flowers can be over 100 cm in diameter and weigh over 10 kilograms.
BlueSheep
So this plant was discovered but then forget because the informations was seized and censured by the british for 63 years ?! Why ??
detry
He was French, which was reason enough for the British.
BlueSheep
He fair enough. https://preview.redd.it/6w77qpczbjw41.png?auto=webp&s=978611f9c77549a838a06538683feeb27b2b0e34
Pseudobatrachotoxin
Vileplume
CitrusyGarlic
That flower looks like it would be deadly in a number of ways
Targe0
If you are a Fly, then yes.
For a human, not so much, though I don't know if anyone has ever tried to eat one before.
Touching it at least won't harm you.
Krakencrotch
Flies are its pollinator, so it would make little sense for the flower to kill them.
AllegedlyUncleTonton
Is this the smells of death flower thingey?
Lepercake
He's crying because he found the makes you have diarrhea forever when you smell it flower.
MadeThisAccountToAnswerQuestions
It's ONE of those flowers.
frosss
Yeah, I never realized that they were so rare. They seem to pop up in anything that is "jungle themed". I'm assuming this one is now in a museum in the UK?
TheLordFoxington
I live near the St. Louis botanical gardens and I was very lucky (?) to see the one they have there bloom.
sldunnph3
Raflessia?
butIlikeitbecauseitisbitterandbecauseitismyheart
No, St Louis MoBot has the “corpse flower” Titan Arum not the Raflessia. They both smell like rotting flesh.
counterintel
Yeah, it is. When I was a kid, the Cleveland Metropark's Zoo had recently opened its spectacular Rain Forest wing, and for a brief period they had one of these, and it made a whole like, 30x30 room stink. Granted, the whole wing was hot and humid, simulating the rainforest, but that thing in open air absolutely stunk.
kwent86
lol thats funny, i feel bad for the other plants. under appreciated. nobody wants to go in the stink room.
AEM5700
stinking corpse lilly.. smells like rotting flesh.
chunkstyle
I know it's smells like rotting flesh. And don't call me Lilly.
blessedarethecheesemakers
Hence why he’s crying.
AllegedlyUncleTonton
Stinking Corpse Lilly - Smells Like Rotting Flesh is an excellent band name and song title.
HerrHat
album name.
Eyhlix
Everything reminds me of them...
RevolutionOnHerLips
stinking corpse lily was my nickname in college!
Currahee63
It's a singing flower: "Feed me!"
vicvalour
Does it have to be human?
anaberration
AllegedlyUncleTonton
Thanks, now I have to watch that XD
AllegedlyUncleTonton
I just gotte "see more" of these flowers
GloveFullaVaseline
You can go "straight to hell."
AllegedlyUncleTonton
Lost me there
GloveFullaVaseline
I was just being a dick, but not intending meanness, just a retort to "see more," a horrible pun. I was trying to go along, yes-anding, etc