On 21 Jul 2016 at 17:00, Judy Glattstein wrote:
> Some time ago I mentioned something about the rotting meat smell of
> dracunculus when in bloom and how odd it was that dogs totally ignored it.
>
> Someone did offer an explanation but I cannot find it.
>
> Anyone? An explanation / theory / suggestion - scientific or otherwise?
...
I do not actually know the answer, but, It seems likely we think
it smells like rotting meat and dogs can tell the difference easily
due to having much better noses than us. Or maybe they
chased the smell down one time and found it was not a good
thing to get mixed up with and they stay away from it now...
Kelly O'Neill aka Big Bubbler
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