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  • Müllerian mimicry: butterflies
    mimicry
    / Carrion flowers, stinkhorn mushrooms, and mosses

    …of gelatinous spore slime (gleba), which is eaten by blowflies and other insects attracted by the carrion-like odor. The spores pass through the digestive tracts of the insects and are voided with the feces, thus ensuring dispersal.

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    …of gelatinous spore slime (gleba), which is eaten by blowflies and other insects attracted by the carrion-like odor. The spores pass through the digestive tracts of the insects and are voided with the feces, thus ensuring dispersal.

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