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Carrion is an important food source for large carnivores and omnivores in most ecosystems. Examples of carrion-eaters (or scavengers ) include crows , vultures , humans , hawks , eagles , [ 1 ] hyenas , [ 2 ] Virginia opossum , [ 3 ] Tasmanian devils , [ 4 ] coyotes [ 5 ] and Komodo dragons .
Geranium maculatum, an Ohio native, is a relative of the common bedding geranium (Pelargonium × hortorum). This list includes plants native and introduced to the state of Ohio, designated (N) and (I), respectively. Varieties and subspecies link to their parent species.
The flowers produce various odors resembling sap, urine, blood, dung, carrion, and, in some species, fragrant fruity aromas. Most are fly-pollinated, and attract hordes of flies. Bulbophyllum beccarii , Bulbophyllum fletcherianum and Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis in bloom have been likened to smelling like a herd of dead elephants.
The latest Rare Native Ohio Plants Status List cites 271 are endangered. Native plant update: Of Ohio's 1,800 native plants species, 271 are endangered, 93 are gone Skip to main content
Carrion insects are insects associated with decomposing remains. The processes of decomposition begin within a few minutes of death. [ 1 ] Decomposing remains offer a temporary, changing site of concentrated resources which are exploited by a wide range of organisms, of which arthropods are often the first to arrive and the predominant ...
Smilax ecirrhata, the upright carrionflower, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the Greenbriar family. It is native to Ontario and to the central United States ( Great Lakes Region and Mississippi / Ohio / Missouri Valley ).
Two such paths, the Atlantic Flyway and the Mississippi Flyway, overlap above Ohio. Of the nearly 2,000 species of birds that live in North America, 450 have been documented visiting the state.
Nicrophorus pustulatus, also known as the pustulated carrion beetle [1] or blistered burying beetle, [2] is a species of burying beetle that was described by Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger in 1807. [3] This species is native to North America . [ 4 ]