What’s that smell asked Diego It smells like a dead rat That’s the corpse flower said the Botanical Garden guide It stinks to attract bugs The bugs crawl around the flower looking for food As they do they pollinate the flower It's a Fact The corpse flower is one of the world’s largest and most rare flowers It blooms only a short time The odor is like that of rotting meat The huge plant can grow to 8 feet 2 4m tall and 13 feet 4m wide 4
I dare you to get closer said one of his friends Diego inched toward the giant flower He leaned in closed his eyes and took a big whiff 5
Suddenly Diego was surrounded by tall trees Rain beat down on the treetops above him He felt hot and sticky Where am I he asked And why is it so dark 6
A guide stepped out from behind the wide bottomed buttress of a tree We’re on the rain forest floor she said The thick treetops block out much of the sun 7
