Visitors line up at the Houston Museum of Natural Science to catch a glimpse, and a whiff, of the rare...
Visitors line up at the Houston Museum of Natural Science to catch a glimpse, and a whiff, of the rare Corpse Flower, which emits a carrion-like stench when it blooms to attract pollinating insects July 15, 2010. Thousands of people are breathlessly waiting for one of the largest and rarest flowers in the world to bloom, but when Lois the Corpse Flower finally unfurls, they may want to hold their breath. This will be the first time the seven-year-old plant has produced the stinking flower for which it is named, and the bloom is expected to last for only three days. After that, Lois might never bloom again, said Zac Stayton, a horticulturist with the Houston Museum of Natural Science, where the five-and-a-half foot plant plant is the star attraction. Picture taken July 15, 2010. REUTERS/Alyson Zepeda (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY SCI TECH)