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Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Royal Reserve Launches Al-Tawil Camp

Al-Tawil Camp offers a range of experiences, including stargazing, hiking, and opportunities to learn about the reserve's rich biodiversity. SPA
Al-Tawil Camp offers a range of experiences, including stargazing, hiking, and opportunities to learn about the reserve's rich biodiversity. SPA
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Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Royal Reserve Launches Al-Tawil Camp

Al-Tawil Camp offers a range of experiences, including stargazing, hiking, and opportunities to learn about the reserve's rich biodiversity. SPA
Al-Tawil Camp offers a range of experiences, including stargazing, hiking, and opportunities to learn about the reserve's rich biodiversity. SPA

The King Salman bin Abdulaziz Royal Reserve Development Authority launched on Thursday Al-Tawil Camp, nestled amidst the stunning rocky and mountainous formations within the reserve in Saudi Arabia’s Al-Jouf region.
The camp features 15 fully equipped accommodation units, designed to offer visitors a tranquil and immersive experience. Guests can enjoy breathtaking views of the surrounding landscape from their tents, participate in outdoor activities, and immerse themselves in the beauty of nature.
Al-Tawil Camp offers a range of experiences, including stargazing, hiking, and opportunities to learn about the reserve's rich biodiversity. Guests can also enjoy live music performances and explore the pristine natural environment.

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Plant Native to Sumatra Warms Up to About Temperature of Human Body

A flowering titan arum at Kew Gardens, London. Photograph: Clara Charles/AFP/Getty Images
A flowering titan arum at Kew Gardens, London. Photograph: Clara Charles/AFP/Getty Images
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Plant Native to Sumatra Warms Up to About Temperature of Human Body

A flowering titan arum at Kew Gardens, London. Photograph: Clara Charles/AFP/Getty Images
A flowering titan arum at Kew Gardens, London. Photograph: Clara Charles/AFP/Getty Images

This giant plant stinks to high heaven and warms up to about the temperature of a human body. It's the inflorescence of the titan arum, Amorphophallus titanum, a plant called a spadix that stands up to three metres tall, warms up to 36C at night and gives off the stench of a rotting corpse.

This wonder is actually a ruse to attract carrion flies and beetles to pollinate the small flowers that are tucked away at the base of the spadix inside a large bucket-shaped leafy wrapper, where the insects are trapped until the flowers are successfully pollinated, The Guardian reported.

A recent study revealed the plant’s pungent odours were made up of a stinky cocktail of sulphur chemicals, including the aptly named compound putrescine, which is given off by rotting animal carcasses.

This foul concoction is released only when the spadix warms up in short pulses.

The titan arum grows in the forests of Sumatra in Indonesia, and to add to its otherworldly qualities, the plant takes years to come into bloom for the first time, and when it does flower, the bloom only lasts a few days.