Corpse Flower Stinks of Death I The Green Planet I BBC Earth

It appears to have fur, whiskers and teeth. Its blood-red surface is tough and warty, and it reeks of death. But this is no animal…
Rafflesia is also known as the stinking corpse lily because of its powerful scent: rotting meat. But why has it picked this pungent smell?
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[@l.llullaby7991]

A flower that seems to have sprouted straight from hell and instead of bees pollinating it, it has flies. This is fascinating

[@okamijubei]

Or evolved with a leaf stone.

[@CookedOnions]

It's like something out of a Dark Souls game.

[@divinefem8793]

Exactly the devils plant you know he tries HARD to be just like God and could never

[@l.llullaby7991]

@@divinefem8793 okay.

[@gravekeepersven82]

I wouldn't be surprised if corpse plants are all over hell. I've read some near death experiences about hell smelling rank.

[@anshaabdul1089]

A minute to admire a hard work of a finger sized cameraman that got into the flower insides and filmed us everything.

[@jody024]

Ant Man his side hustle is paying off.

[@jathebest2835]

Don't forget the fact that a cameraman never dies anywhere.!

[@abelmesfin4848]

He shrinks

[@MeLeTroll]

Even more impressive feat considering the enormous camera they had to carry!

[@justincase8731]

Macro lenses

[@delavalmilker]

I once visited the US Botanic garden, where some of these were blooming. I'm a farmer, and I've been around dead animals. Even in the July heat. So I know how rotting carcasses smell. But to say these flowers are "pungent" is an understatement. One good whiff, and I almost lost my dinner.

[@Purwapada]

no

[@Useless4ever.]

..this flower is only on malaysia if i'm correct..

[@MK-dr7dx]

​@@Useless4ever. It’s at a botanical garden, a place where a variety of plants from all over the world are grown and displayed, like a zoo for plants.

[@abridgedbog7753]

​@@Useless4ever. what part of Botanic garden didn't you understand

[@syntaxlytranslation3295]

​it's not in Malaysia, but Indonesia, precisely in Kalimantan or often called Borneo Island where part of Malaysia, part of Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam are located ​@@Useless4ever.

[@assasinationnation98]

This planet is so crazy man. How a plant can evolve its own specific adaptations and characteristics is beyond anything I can comprehend. Truly amazing.

[@okamijubei]

Uh... Touched by a leaf stone

[@jackieboud2490]

Isn’t God good! :) 🌺

[@edsburnout3641]

@@jackieboud2490 more like scary.

[@ruebke1485]

@@jackieboud2490 ignorance breeds faith.

[@fairuzraz2468]

@@ruebke1485 failed condom breed you

[@Profitglutton90]

David Attenborough has got to be the best narrator in several generations. He gave this mammoth of a plant it’s own personality and made it sound frighteningly powerful.

[@Superivon-tz6fv]

He even made it into a evil genius. His "success", i mean

[@googleedood9721]

Sounds like Winnie the Pooh, lol

[@lebong4606]

this is said every video ive watched we get it

[@Profitglutton90]

@@lebong4606 and you’re going to keep hearing it too

[@lebong4606]

@@Profitglutton90 edgy

[@avariceseven9443]

I did not know it takes them 5 years to bloom. That’s insane.

[@yourworstnightmare1332]

@@UnknownUser69698 in that case, why havent nerds and geeks gone extinct?

[@chadhindsley5431]

Dennis causes Mr Wilson to miss the blooming every time

[@charliecrome207]

how did they film this 🤔

[@Valeria-wf4bd]

It's actually from 7 to 10 years not 5

[@extracoconuts5975]

5 years also if wather and climate good, possibly could be longer

[@prvoke3833]

Mad respect for the dude with a camera waiting years to follow a fly around from one 'flower' to another

[@chriskrausesmovie]

why so mad.relax

[@matlew1960]

Nature is mostly beautiful but sometimes disgusting but it's always fascinating..

[@XiAnais-bt9ke]

Everything about this flower is extraordinary. The 5 years to maturity. The 1 day to reproduce (relying on a fly to find the opposite sex flower, that might ALSO be open that 1 day window). Everything.

[@danielharvison7510]

Makes one very surprised that this species still manages to survive, considering the odds. Also, this plant just grossed me out through the entire video. That is one gross plant!

[@gh0sT2018]

@@danielharvison7510 it looks like it will chomp my head off

[@ay2011]

the answer is god. he keeps it in balance. without him, nothing would last.

[@Amoogus]

@@ay2011 guess he wasn't a fan of dinosaurs huh?

[@moneysigndon]

@@Amoogus 😂

[@SC-RGX7]

There was once a variation of the plant that grew at my place, and it bloomed in a matter of hours and the entire evening, the entire yard was smelling like an animal died. It was day we knew about the Rafflesia.

[@angelicamartacahyaningtyas9083]

Did you mean Amorphophallus or real Rafflesia?

[@SC-RGX7]

@@angelicamartacahyaningtyas9083 not the real one, but one that is similar to it. Same rotten blood colour and all

[@ryuxo9535]

Holup, how did the flower even get there?

[@SC-RGX7]

@@ryuxo9535 idk. My dad and I never knew what kind of plant it was when we say it sprout off the ground and decided to leave it there to see what it becomes. We learnt a good lesson with that one. The smell was HORRIFIC. You could easily smell it in a 20m radius from the flower. My dad had to use his respirator to get close to it without gagging and cut it.

[@reece5457]

I thought i smelled one but im so glad it wasnt luckily it was just the dead corpse in the ground of my yard

[@pearlescent97]

THIS IS THE FLOWER THAT GREW ON YOUR ANIMAL CROSSING ISLAND WHEN YOU HAD 0 STARS

[@a_little_demon]

nope, it's the one you see grow in Wild World and City Folk. dunno for New Leaf, but in New Horizons it doesn't appear. and it's not when you had 0 stars, it was when you neglected your town.

[@notyou6674]

i feel like the most credit should be given to whoever films and figures out how to film stuff like this, its absolutely insane how they can get footage like this.

[@Supersamazing]

Fun fact: instead of waiting five years for the flower to bloom you can use a leaf stone to make it evolve faster.

[@hat4621]

@@rararazputin1708 no shit thats the joke bud! Better luck next time!

[@diromiz]

Vileplume best boy

[@yukowolfang8645]

Prepare for the wrath of the Vile-Pile!!

[@Flip-a-dip-dip]

Don’t use a sunstone tho. You’ll get an entirely different flower

[@sanariyadilman1114]

true

[@ArmedTheAsians]

This plant always fascinate me ever since I saw it in a book back when I was in elementary school. Even saw it in person when I was in college, I was lucky enough to see it when it was mature and I could smell it’s terrible stench. Plant from another planet

[@adityasamani4299]

may i ask where you saw it?

[@dominiqueedwards1018]

Where did you see this plant?

[@knock-knockwhosthere9933]

The giant flower only lasted two days most and it will rot. With all the arrangment of transportation and stuff to get there and be able to stare at the whole thing inside, consider yourself lucky.

[@ManuEreve]

@@dominiqueedwards1018 It's in his name.

[@treepeenbawlz1934]

@@ManuEreve username checks out

[@animorte9790]

Considering how many flies this thing must draw, being a meter across and apparently the smell of death. I'm sure those flies are steadily on the hunt for this, keeping them alive and reproducing for centuries.

[@robinpetal6850]

david is an amazing narrator he is the only person I know that can make learning actually interesting nobody can replace him

[@TheHuYao]

I just want to point out that I already had the AMAZING experience of smelling this flower, the smell remained in my nose for days and I lost count of HOW MANY TIMES I almost vomit just by remembering how this stinks, literally reeks like death So If you ever are lucky enough to find one of these plants, never smell it, it's instant regret

[@aptajirama6137]

Sound's like a challenge..

[@r3b3lvegan89]

…yea, they’re definitely not warning you lol

[@_dadas]

doesn't sound like luck

[@costco_pizza]

And not to mention it is highly venomous. You must have been in the hospital for days.

[@xJaaku]

Yeah it's terrible but this dude is just dramatic.

[@noobycreeperbruh4940]

when he announces the name... it sent chills down my spine... he's the only one that can narrate this kinda thing with the powerful effect they're going for.

[@Id0N0tH4te]

No he's not. The thing is, 99% of 'popular' music are made by 0.1% of all musicians. A lot of people can do what Dave does, he's just the household name.

[@samueldavis5895]

Was going to like but it’s already at 187 likes I’ll leave it right there

[@bradleymcdonald6273]

Might have to do with the HORROR MUSIC in the background

[@VideoSaySo]

@@bradleymcdonald6273 And the creaking noises as the flower bloomed lol

[@bradleymcdonald6273]

@@VideoSaySo yeah hahaha... Takes 5 years... So that sound must be what it sounds like when compressed... It slowly creaks for 5 years 😂🤔

[@Witchofthewoods.]

5 years to bloom and 1 day to be pollinated 😭 it's so beautiful ❤️😍 I could see The Addams Family having this flower in their rose 🌹 garden.

[@sarrasedkaoui1828]

Yesss !!

[@JaniceCarter-ws7lu]

Male or female flower that takes 5 to 10 years to bloom depending on the weather...🌺🌺 The cameraman was blessed to capture this like we are blessed to see all of our brothers and sisters who are working on themselves bloom in due time... Reminiscing on when they first started doing what they have mastered and stinking up everywhere there's jealousy..Dont people folks look at you with disgust when you make it🤣like you stink when you're fresh to death🌺 Minus the fly in this video God bless those of you who have become successful. You inspire so many to keep going🌺 Power takes time🌺 Thank you for this video I wish you and yours peace🌺

[@poro9084]

the fact that these flowers are really rare, and dont flower all at same time.. it is freaking miracle that two meet at same time, also for people wondering why it tooks so much time to flower and for so short time - it is parasitic, so it takes some time to get resources, and most importantly, it tries to imitate dead animal - the stench to create, the special adaptations and most importantly - the heat costs a lot of energy

[@machdude3366]

Considering its nature, it's pretty reasonable as to how it was able to create such a niche for itself. The development of the scent specifically attracted the one animal that could work with it while warning other animals that might have eaten it away. The entire system to pollenate is kind of amazing because it's not hard to do. The real issue is how LONG it takes to reach the blooming stage because most plants don't really wait that long. The Corpse Flower has a long lifespan for a flower and can bloom multiple times, but the timing means it really isn't going to be reproducing at a good rate.

[@andreas2949]

Sir David is 95 years old. I grew up with his spectacular nature documentaries. Learned so much about how the eco systems work with plants and animals on every continent. He dedicated his live for nature and science .Very professional camera crews and editing from the very start. A true living legend!

[@safy96746]

be Muslim

[@Udkmeidkew]

Had to say, the best BBC earth clip ever produced. amazing work.

[@cybergothika6906]

It doesn't just sounds or smells toxic, it truly looks trypophobia triggering kind of toxic.

[@u4riahsc]

If I came across one of these, I’d thing it was an alien from another planet.

[@cybergothika6906]

@@u4riahscNow imagine the worst of it like in here, but from another planet.

[@heleninglis9961]

Sir David Attenborough truly is a treasure to be appreciated by the world, nobody will ever compare!

[@Goblexter]

Indeed inspiring. He's clearly fully intent on doing his thing for as long as possible. And nature always has more for David to narrate :)

[@AmidaNyorai48]

😃

[@mifo2000]

He is great but his jobs easy compared to the guys getting that footage....

[@stopstalkingyouspookybastard]

i prefer sir lewis hamilton

[@dankyjoker]

Him and his crew have polluted more places than any nature crew on the planet.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

If Sir David Attenborough is willing to speak, then I'm willing to listen.

[@SumadathanNitin]

So are we

[@jamesmonroe3043]

I heard this plant smells similar to Joe Biden when he pooped his pants while visiting the pope.

[@randomness4259]

Even the supreme leader acknowledges Sir David Attenborough

[@stefevr]

@@jamesmonroe3043 Video about plant Some moron: HURRRR POLITICKS

[@jamesmonroe3043]

@@stefevr I guess a Mr. Poopypants reference is a touchy subject for some. I didn't intend to offend anyone. Oooops.

[@anewavatar8112]

Never witnessed the amount of patience and hope/faith needed by an organism, waiting for something to work.

[@user-uu9up5tw1n]

世界最大の花、ラフレシア。 開花前の蕾を見つけるのも大変な上、開花するとかなりの異臭がするらしいですね😢 見つけて異臭の中を撮影し続けたカメラマンの方に、ただただ尊敬の一言です❗️ 素晴らしい映像を、ありがとうございました✨🙏✨

[@HypatiaAmazing]

There’s a botanical garden in Berkeley, CA that houses many exotic plants, corps plant included. Every few years, folks there would publicize the impending bloom of this huge, stinky plant. People would visit there during that narrow window of bloom to experience and watch in person the truly awful, rotting smell of the corpse flower. 😄

[@supersaiyanbino]

I work at the kaiser labs in berkeley, which garden is it?

[@Comentarist1234]

@@supersaiyanbino The one that's on the University of California

[@HypatiaAmazing]

@Super Saiyan Bino Yes, it’s the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden. As a UCB employee, you can visit the garden free of charge. It is located uphill from the Cal Stadium. I tried posting some links in reply earlier, but my responses just disappeared after some time. Hope this helps. Go Bears! 🐻

[@AndTecks]

like myself, such disgusting beauty.

[@marykinuthia6067]

We have one in Washington DC. Beautiful plant 🪴.

[@BobMotster]

How does one even manage to capture such footage is beyond me. The dedication, the patience, the determination... Astounding! EDIT: Well, the question was answered: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3q1e36Kabx3qqs

[@glenbe4026]

Anything small, like insects or small mammals like mice is staged. What do I mean by staged?;- For example David Attenborough did a documentary on insects & arthropods a couple years ago. The scorpions fighting each other were filmed on an artificial stage created purely for the shot. They threw male preying mantids at female ones until they finally got the shot of her eating her mate. This is not a secret, the behind the scenes video at the end of the documentary showed the process.

[@frey439]

@@glenbe4026 really, do u have any link for behind the scenes video? I always wondered what type of camera and software that they are using, i mean it looks good at zoming and even can fit into small hole and of course how they edit this.

[@glenbe4026]

@@frey439 heres one link. There are other vidos around on youtube and dailymotion. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2qsp56OqMR8ias

[@choruzvargas4009]

With a camera thank me later

[@oDeoxys_]

@@choruzvargas4009 why you did nothing? lmao

[@Officeriliketrains]

This flower is at southeast Asia, the flower is very big and it is endangered species. So those flowers have medicines, the flower is located at the central Sumatra in western Indonesia and remember what I say do not hunt the flowers for medicines or you get arrested

[@kalang6621]

Rafflesia also have in Malaysia

[@Officeriliketrains]

@@kalang6621 l know, but very less flowers of this big flowers is not many in Malaysia

[@I_Was_Joking_Man]

@@kalang6621 no malay doesnt have it . Cry more

[@travelerforever8849]

I am fortunate to saw one many years ago. It bloom beautifully. Located near the Kinabalu Mountain, I am fortunate to pass the area at the same day. Cannot resist to stop and observe one. Thats the only time I seen Raflessia. I never forget how magnificient it really look.

[@raft2686]

Anda perlu lihat di tempat asalnya agar bisa lebih poas

[@Vaguer_Weevil]

These things have scared and baffled me since the time I saw one in my Animal Crossing town as a kid, they're cool but horrifying. I wasn't aware they had genders either, they're like a fine blend of plant, mammal, and eldrich horror.

[@tillyelizabeth]

Same! I was super confused when I saw it playing AC as a kid and never actually realised it was a real thing until many years later. Weird but absolutely fascinating!

[@leociresi4292]

We’re all doomed if it starts saying ‘ Feed Me!’🤣

[@cearapearson8752]

Omg that means my town in AC must've smelled like death while it bloomed 😅

[@CJCroen1393]

To me, they always looked like an open-mouthed face with no visible eyes, which creeped me out.

[@williamb223]

Don't forget about Pokemon Red(Gloom/Vileplume)

[@jerryamescua]

I actually feel fear watching a short documentary about a flower. Well done to the sound crew or whoever edits the music

[@divinefeminineoracle5825]

My ear is ringing!!

[@digga7200]

The scarlet bloom flowers once more

[@TheBrechbuehler]

that thumbnail is pure demogorgon style.

[@shl24yw89]

Kudos to the cameraman who waited 5 years for this flower to bloom!

[@pernilla2962]

😆

[@JunaidWolf3]

@@pernilla2962 he might be dead and just a skeleton but boy did he get some great footage

[@jackraptor695]

The cameraman definitely need a raise

[@edenlust1638]

LOL!

[@hs6389]

@@jackraptor695 he was raised to heaven

[@kingjames4886]

it's a wonder these things even manage to exist... needing 5 years to grow then flowering for a single day and needing another to have grown for 5 years then flower on the same day...

[@TheTriangle444]

if you think of it their strategy is pretty effective... they grow in jungles where no one would absolutely bother about their stinking smell, and there are tons of insects around looking for that smell and make them carry pollen -- they live rent free

[@thatoneguyRyan1]

@@TheTriangle444 how does evolution or mutation know to evolve or mutate in such a way. I can understand an animal but a plant. Plants must have thoughts then 🤔

[@TheTriangle444]

@@thatoneguyRyan1 well plants are living things too... you should be wondering how some plants turned into carnivores

[@thatoneguyRyan1]

@@TheTriangle444 exactly. Same thing with those types of plants. The plant decided blood tastes better than photosynthesis 🤯

[@TheRanguna]

@@thatoneguyRyan1 it doesn't know, it just tries a bunch of different things and the best ones are the ones that live longer. The other mutation just die because they are not as affective

[@abdg784]

i love the camera work and sound design, truly captivating!

[@Hopesedge]

So this is how the scarlet rot spread in Calid

[@tonysmith7632]

These clips never fail to entertain and amaze and enlighten.

[@teratoma.]

shits edited like i should fear for my life fr

[@danielstevens58]

@@teratoma. Time-lapse is amazing

[@johnnyorozcojr9763]

I do very much agree with you about the consistent nature of the channel! Although I may not have been a subscriber until this moment, I digress hahaha!

[@akiraotoishi5756]

Why does that flower produce animal sperm. Very sus

[@tonysmith7632]

@@teratoma. thanks for the lol

[@DeLion_1612]

The way Sir Attenborough is narrating this just feels so intense 👏👏👏

[@Jsef0801]

The best

[@chrisantyagussyl9048]

@@jellyfishi_ and he's right

[@eyobedw1]

Sir?? was he knighted by the queen.

[@DeLion_1612]

@@eyobedw1 was that a question or a statement?

[@wolf3755]

@@eyobedw1 yes more than once. I think

[@non-applicable.]

The footage is beyond belief. Amazing!

[@eddiejimenez6098]

the fact that it takes 5 years to bloom makes you appreciate this vid

[@MsFey]

Never thought I’d say I’m scared of a flower

[@p1ntu_]

Its not that scary in person, don't worry

[@sarahm.5021]

have you heard of the pitcher plants

[@p1ntu_]

@@sarahm.5021 I KNOW A PLANT THAT KNOW A PLANT THAT KNOW A PLANT THAT KNOW A PLANT THAT KNOW A PLANT THAT KNOW A PLANT THAT KNOW A PLANT THAT KNOW A PLANT THAT KNOW A PLANT THAT KNOW A PLANT THAT KNOW A PLANT THAT KNOW A PLANT THAT KNOW A PLANT THAT KNOW A PLANT THAT KNOW A PLANT THAT KNOW A PLANT THAT KNOW A PLANT

[@widdlebrizzle6342]

its not that scary, when i was a child this flower bloomed unknowingly on my yard lol but for a very short time though

[@dr.ashvinchouhansendurance6568]

Ohh BBC crew..! How do you film a fly inside of a flower without disturbing anything..!! Genius

[@HCTurk-cq6wz]

Exactly. Unmatchable!

[@purplerain2314]

I wondered this too, the talent to do this seems to be perfection of skill.

[@faysalmullaire2263]

Fly is the paying actors,.

[@codename.ken-z]

@@faysalmullaire2263 nonsense! The germ is the cameraman.

[@faysalmullaire2263]

@@codename.ken-z ha I knew it 😹

[@paulmorphy6187]

Amazing what natural selection creates in the plant and animal world....perfectly adapted

[@wuokmayangjanguan1591]

The way the video is narrated makes one pays full attention.

[@AethernityArts]

My guy had to: -Watch 2 flower buds grow -Smell the rotting scent of the flower -Put his camera and practically his hand inside the thing -Capture a video of a fly entering the inside of the male Raflesia plant -Follow the same fly to another Raflesia plant. Honestly, kudos to this guy and his dedication.

[@pickletarts8196]

i rate him _atTen/atTen_

[@Criddy420]

Nah mate its staged. How they gonna follow a fly? LOL

[@Future_Pheonix]

According to comments here, most of these things are staged and shot in studios... Also, with the right equipment for micro shots like these you don't actually have to put the camera inside or that close.

[@coffee5858]

He prolly didn't follow the fly he probably sat at the female one and waited

[@twinturbo9113]

Fly is a paid actor

[@rppro7]

Absolutely amazing. Great quality, and Content.

[@aminayusuf2491]

I grew up watching Sir David Attenborough on his Wild Life series. He is a legend.

[@suzannedevreugd]

Indeed a good exseple when the paridis paradisia birt is doing its mating cals he says sorry and verry well then . Im talking abount the bird of peridise (sorry foor the terrible english)

[@yusaf2726]

Nice name

[@rondanorris5504]

My Pops told me about this flower about 45 years ago and I was amazed then, but, even MORE AMAZED at this video. Thank you 🏵️

[@cocvillage5283]

Just how old are you ?

[@groupie8985]

@@cocvillage5283 you never ask a lady how old she is. mind ur own bis.

[@blixtm.]

@@groupie8985 shut up how old are you

[@cocvillage5283]

@@groupie8985 you are not her . shame on you , you should mind your own business .

[@Twist_Ligma]

@@cocvillage5283 coc troops

[@ranggakd]

Shout out to the cameramen who holds their breath the entire time filming this

[@martinopinto6323]

This camera work is just amazing. What a master

[@sirburst1728]

Turned this whole thing into a horror movie, so BRITISH!

[@Shsjier]

@@jellyfishi_ it's not like he's advocating for depopulation by means of genocide. He probably just wants people to have less kids etc. Calm down

[@crypticcryptid4702]

@@Shsjier People having less kids happens naturally once countries enter a certain stage of development anyway.

[@alexiscondit898]

This is what inspired the pokemon Vileplume. As a kid I was so fascinated with these flowers, but I thought it was pronounced raw-fleshia.

[@dillanferguson1620]

I was looking for this comment😂

[@johnlaslett5339]

Plants fascinate me. So many reasons but my favourite thing about them is, they don't talk.

[@humanbeing4841]

My mind is always blown by how these BBC photographers manage to get these amazing shots for these programs.

[@Seanc74]

Just like to say thankyou to the guys who built Triffid and then to those who filmed 🎥 for many many days to bring us this great film, every part was fantastic, also thanks to everyone who contributed....So appreciate it 😊

[@Golden-Boy-]

yes he say 5 years fore the flower to open.... omg how long did they take to film this

[@Seanc74]

@@Golden-Boy- yes amazing!

[@laernulienlaernulienlaernu8953]

It's insane how such a thing has evolved to be pollinated in such a unique way.

[@sherzadhaji4239]

Insane? Well, for very all those so called scientists, professors and learned people it's not insane. Not even remarkable. They already have an answer (which they have never been and will never be able to understand or explain without lying or pretending) : Random mutations and natural selection through million of years. The thing is Do you believe them? If so, why ? Because you have to?

[@laernulienlaernulienlaernu8953]

@@sherzadhaji4239 ok, so God made it! 😏

[@Rubenz343]

​@@sherzadhaji4239 Right, you're the one who's got it all figured out.

[@sherzadhaji4239]

@@Rubenz343 No, it's not me who figured it out. There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who believe that the sun (696,340 km radius & 147.15 million km far ) and the moon (1,737.4 km radius & 384,400 km far) have a perfect size match in a solar eclipse because of... cosmic coincidence...mother nature... luck ... And there are those who believe there is a creator. Neither side can give give a clear explanation without BELIEVING a story that's not easy to accept and understand. It's a matter of faith. People choose to believe in what they want to believe. I don't believe in "millions of years of random mutations" I don't believe a parasitic worm figured out how to live inside the antennas of a snail and control its mind to force it to climb a tree and stay there motionless until a bird comes and eats the snail and then that worm lays it's eggs inside that bird,and later the bird poops, another snail comes and eats from that poop, the eggs hatch and the larvae grow inside the new host snail... just because Mother Nature loves INSANE coincidences.

[@hannahwalmer1124]

Yeah, almost like it was designed to do so..

[@BlackWing117]

Maybe we should build a giant space ring. Just in case.

[@Lipstickandchampagne]

Aww 🥰. A real life Vileplume!

[@zenixkiryu]

The filming quality, the explanation, staging, it's all amazing.

[@ernsttrekiew198]

I want to send one to my ex-wife.

[@sofia9127]

Now I know why my Animal Crossing town keeps getting a terrible rating… at first I thought “oh the weeds and this flower don’t look too bad”. After watching this video… my perception of this flower is forever changed.

[@Mrcoldy1988]

omg...

[@richterradio]

Had a vague memory of seeing this flower in my AC Wild World town, at the time I had no idea what it was!

[@asabovesobelow7461]

@@richterradio Me too. Tried to dug at it, smash it with my net back then but none would do lol

[@richterradio]

@@asabovesobelow7461 Pretty sure 9-year-old me did the exact same. Guessing we time travelled a lot and didn't clear up the weeds? Lol

[@jasonblalock4429]

Yeah, in most Animal Crossing games Rafflesia only appears if your village is the absolute worst/dirtiest it can be. (Kind of the opposite of the Jacob's Ladder.) Because of that, it's actually one of the most rare items in the game.

[@zaelheimricht4978]

0:22 "It is, a Parasite." *Grows menacingly*

[@nameismetatoo4591]

By far one of the most fascinating plants in the world. I really hop to witness one in bloom some day. Also I have to point out how funny it is to see a male flower depositing a sticky white reproductive fluid on the back of an animal....

[@serenitobio]

this flower once bloomed in the forest near my house 4 years ago, where this flower is a characteristic of my area and is often found here, sadly now it is getting rare and rarely found anymore.:(

[@---pj1xz]

How's the smell?

[@leociresi4292]

Bart:” Ewww, Mom! The plant cut one!”

[@ninethseptgaming4851]

where are you from ?

[@mizgintusgul8089]

How does the fly actually die?

[@starfruitified3456]

That's a good thing? Don't forget that these are parasitic plants.

[@onewontdo]

This bloomed at a botanical garden in Vancouver Canada a couple of months ago and I saw it in person. IT STINKS.

[@joycerodriguez3882]

Rip your nose

[@knock-knockwhosthere9933]

Lucky eyes

[@Table484]

Nah this thing came straight outta Caelid

[@muhdridwan1670]

One of the things i like in this video aside from the satisfying narration is this "from its center come the pungent odour of death"

[@extrovertedsigma]

Here for David's voice. 😍😍

[@amentia]

Most of us, I think 😌

[@max_mvo]

Salute to fella who did the camera work. Being around that monster is challenge on it's own.

[@brandonm.6604]

1:40 *WHO’S THAT POKÉMON*

[@TheIndependentLens]

I dig the bending wood and twisting leather sound effects.

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

This Corpse Flower kind of looks like Anakin after we finished our duel.

[@kimvogue8875]

had the chance to see this magnificent flower before my eyes in my own country, Malaysia. It was not just the flower that captured my eyes, the surrounding where the flower bloomed at somehow brought more meaning to the experience.

[@Shiningami_Jem]

Truly wonderful that this kind of plant has significance to the ecosystem ❤

[@shubhankar5904]

can't adore beauty of nature enough

[@Kimi252]

My grandma used to keep Raflesias in her garden. This was back when our village was just part of the Bornean jungle

[@avarosetilly]

she used them to hide the smell of the actual bodies she buried back there

[@Anon.279]

@@avarosetilly lmao Thanks for the idea! /joke

[@yaminote2628]

Im from Brunei which part of Borneo did u live in?

[@Kimi252]

@@yaminote2628 sames

[@yaminote2628]

@@Kimi252 jeez what a small world we live in, where did you used to live

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

I must say, GameFreak really upped themselves with these graphics. This forest and Vileplume look incredible and they got David Attenborough to narrate, this really is the best Pokémon game

[@SaladSentinel]

Really love y'all work, mate.

[@Rekaert]

Scariest video of a flower I've ever seen, and words I never thought I'd write.

[@nateb.9947]

Took five years for Gloom to evolve into Vileplume… what a grind!

[@youzettasonsofdigits1639]

Coulda just used a leaf stone and save 5 years

[@peteryeung111]

The flower itself is incredible how it evolved into this form. However, the filming is beyond amazing!

[@333puggles333]

The balance between everything is so crazy to me. How this flower is a result of successful reproduction through tricking insects into thinking it's a dead animal corpse by producing a chemical that smells like one. That's so insane how many different types of strategies for success there are with living beings.

[@wmnoe]

I finally get to see one of these this afternoon at the Huntington. Hoping that ALLAN decides to start blooming today!

[@VK-ds7wv]

Whoever captured this video is a superhero in filming.. Just wow...

[@vanesaloveshogwarts9871]

2:12 😂 his expression says everything

[@Nathidraws]

xD

[@aleena3527]

I like how they are talking about the color of a flower ominously that only stinks

[@IndraJayaGroup]

Remember saw this flower near my house, the smell is unimaginable!

[@SweetDolceASMR]

So dramatic!!! Love it 🥰

[@davidnagy5616]

I cant imagine how a plant can evolve like this..

[@GokuLevelKi]

Dude, I'm thinking the same thing

[@lilyoyo77]

It is not evolution it is creation

[@zubinkynto]

This is known as Commensalism. Commensalism is a very common component of evolution and has been since the first eukaryotes.

[@GokuLevelKi]

@@lilyoyo77 I used to believe in Santa Clause too.

[@lilyoyo77]

@@GokuLevelKi I used to believe that the universe came from nothing and that pokemon can happen in real life.

[@Skus0]

Tbh I wasnt too disturbed until he mentioned that ITS A GODDAMN METER WIDE

[@lilysceesawjeanmoonlight]

David is just Brilliant.

[@dehman6836]

I'm more interested in how they managed to get such an outstanding footage of the flower than the flower itself

[@deesott5123]

Jesus loves you and died for our sins amen beautiful day to serve the Lord Jesus

[@siyam7401]

Hats of to the videography team! Amazing of you to capture every second of life!

[@izanagi21ify]

I remember the first time I saw and smelled one two years ago on a mountain here in the Philippines. If you know the vile odor of a putrefying rat, that's exactly how it smells!

[@Naallaa]

Glad I don't know how both smell like

[@pandooju]

Damn, that’s terrible.

[@Icetea-2000]

I wonder why it smells like that

[@numerum_bestia]

@@Icetea-2000 The flowers smell the way that they do to attract carrion flys and other insects that usually are only attracted to rotting meat. The same flies and insects then crawl around in it and fly away to hopefully pollinate the female flower. I’m guessing this flower has continued to survive because it doesn’t have to compete with the abundance of sweet smelling flowers that are usually pollinated by bees and butterflies etc.

[@Icetea-2000]

@@numerum_bestia I wonder how it makes that smell though. Because if it’s only slightly different and exists for millions of years, eventually the flies would notice the difference genetically right? Although no, why would they, there is no natural selection here, it’s not carnivorous, it’s just pollination like any other flower.

[@itsamylauren1615]

I actually think that the corpse flowers are really beautiful ❤️

[@hidorah3276]

i have a feeling the man narrating this is wearing blue robes and hat with a star pattern

[@Apocalypse-ff5ut]

Kudos to the cameraman who put his head in that flower just to get those shots.

[@poulomi__hari]

It is probably a spy camera. Its like a drone, that doesn't fly. The cameraman just controls it from afar.

[@johncarlofernandez2698]

Definitely. enduring the stench of that flower is no joke

[@marblesoda._.]

@@poulomi__hari you missed the joke

[@LKH9Channel]

@@poulomi__hari you missed the humour lol

[@AwesomeYena]

@@LKH9Channel *Humor You gotta speak American here

[@prateekdindorkar8513]

The videography team should be given some appreciation for this astounding film.🙌🏽