Stinking Flowers. Learn About Flower Meanings This Issue Of Wayne's Word Is Dedicated To Stinking Flowers Not All Flowers Smell As Sweet As A Rose A typical flower may be stereotyped as a colorful, sweet-smelling structure that attracts insects.
A variety of insects find the showy petals and fragrance irresistible, and the reward for their pollination service is a carbohydrate-rich, sugary nectar secretion from the flower. While the above scenario fits the majority of flowering plants, there are many notable exceptions. Blow Flies. Blow FliesBlack blow fly, Phormia regina (Meigen);secondary screwworm, Cochliomyia macellaria (Fabricius);a green-bottle fly, Phaenicia sericata (Meigen), and Phaenicia cuprina (Wiedemann), Calliphoridae, DIPTERA Adult -- Blow flies are a diverse group ranging from 6 to 14 mm in length and generally having a metallic sheen to their bodies.
The black blow fly has a dark, olive-green body, black legs, and orange pubescence around the mesothoracic spiracles. The secondary screwworm fly also has a green body, but its head is predominantly orange. The body of the green-bottle fly, Phaenicia sericata, is primarily a coppery green with yellowish mouthparts.
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