Global Museum on Nostr: Behold the jackal food. Rather than using photosynthesis to make food, this parasite ...
Behold the jackal food. Rather than using photosynthesis to make food, this parasite siphons nutrients from host plants. The corpse-like stench of its fruit attracts jackals & other carnivores... but how does it taste? Its texture & flavor have been compared to that of a potato!
American Museum of Natural History
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