Volume 26, Issue 13, Pages R556-R558 (July 2016) Carrion flowers  Steven D. Johnson  Current Biology  Volume 26, Issue 13, Pages R556-R558 (July 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.07.047 Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 The pollination of carrion flowers. Top left: Stapelia gigantea produces typical carrion flowers complete with flesh-like petals, long hairs and a putrid smell (photo: Adam Shuttleworth). Top right: a blowfly investigating the centre of a Stapelia gigantea flower. In the background are freshly laid blowfly eggs (photo: Steve Johnson). Bottom left: Rafflesia cantleyi produces giant flowers (∼ 0.5m in diameter) and attracts carrion flies (photo: Suk-Ling Wee). Bottom right: dimethyl disulfide and dimethyl trisulfide are signature volatiles emitted by carrion flowers and attract insects such as female blowflies searching for dead animals to use as brood sites for their larvae. Current Biology 2016 26, R556-R558DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2015.07.047) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions