pungent

A pungent, fishy rancid odor has been wafting through the coastal air in Los Angeles this week, an unfortunate consequence of beautiful bioluminescent algae that has graced local beaches for a fortnight.

Also, the flower gets pollinated by the insects attracted to its rotten smell, “typically sweat bees, flesh flies and carrion beetles who enjoy the pungent odor,” he said.

Now, nearly a year later, the pungent odors persist, and have been reported in neighborhoods several miles away.

Global interest in the pungent food has also grown considerably in recent years.

The brains of mammals have billions of neurons at their disposal to recognize odors they are exposed to, from pleasant to pungent.