The stink is described as a mixture of excrement and rotting flesh.

BBC: Kew is newest 'world wonder'

Huge crowds were drawn to witness their enormous bulk and experience their "fragrance" - described by many as a cross between excrement and rotting flesh.

BBC: The stink is upon California

The stinking gaseous rotting of flesh it causes often requires the amputation of limbs.

ECONOMIST: A sick inventory