Saturday, January 24, 2009

THE RAFFLESIA ARNOLDII


One of the most famous plants of Indonesia is Rafflesia Arnoldii. It is the world's biggest flower. Like orangutans, you can only find this special flower in the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan. This flower can reach 3 feet in length, and weigh 24 pounds. It is also known as the "corpse flower" because it smells like rotting flesh. This attracts insects to come to the flower, and they can be trapped inside it, and then the flower will consume the animals.

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