This is the titan arum. It’s a plant that makes news whenever it flowers in a botanic garden around the world. It’s sometimes called a lily, but it’s an arum, a genus not closely related to true lilies.
Yet another new species of teddy bear bee has been discovered in northern Queensland during a ‘bush blitz’ of the area.
Native pollinators are being overlooked in favour of the well-known honey bee, according to new research.
Flowers attract pollinators via bright colours and beautiful aromas and some resort to trickery in an effort to reproduce.