That gives a whole new meaning to "tastes like chicken!" On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 1:07 PM, Tim Eck <teck11@embarqmail.com> wrote: > Interesting. > It seems it would be very detrimental to the plant and slightly > detrimental to the animal if large animals could not distinguish the flower > from real rotten flesh. Possibly one strong chemical and the lack of other > associated decomposition chemicals tells large carrion eaters that it is a > false signal, while flies don't process the information as well. > Around here, paw paws are pollinated by carrion flies and friends hang > chicken necks on the branches to attract pollinators. > Tim > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of James > Waddick > > Sent: Friday, July 22, 2016 10:48 AM > > To: Pacific Bulb Society > > Subject: Re: [pbs] Dracunculus and Dogs > > > > And Turkey Vultures… > > > > A few years ago we had 3 or 4 Dracunculus in bloom at the same > > time. We noticed a Turkey Vulture circling overhead - lower and lower. > > Eventually one of them sort of crash landed near the clump, but took off > right > > away. > > > > We were pretty certain he was targeting the Dracunculus even from > > high in the sky. > > > > Jim W. > > > > > > > > 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? > > > > It's academic, in any case, as after years and years of dracunculus in my > > garden it failed to show up this year. > > > > Judy in New Jersey where summer has definitely arrive, hot and mostly > humid > > Dr. James Waddick > > 8871 NW Brostrom Rd > > Kansas City, MO 64152-2711 > > USA > > Phone 816-746-1949 > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ -- The Silent Seed Rare and Unusual plants from around the world. thesilentseed.com _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/