This carnivorous plant's specially adapted flower lures in prey both to pollinate it as well as to then give it the nutrients and raw materials it needs to seed.

- The prey animal, attracted by the alluring scent (which has both an aphrodisiacal effect as well as clouding the mind of the animal inhaling it) will climb into the flower's body and lay down on the staminal structure, which is robust enough to support them. In this position, the prey animal can huff the pheromones to their heart's content while copulating with the flower's female parts.
- In doing so, the prey animal inadvertently gathers the flower's pollen from the antheral surface on the fur or skin of their chest and belly.
- If the flower has not yet been pollinated, it will let the prey animal enjoy himself until he gets tired and slinks off, carrying the flower's pollen with him.
- When a prey animal that has already gathered pollen from a previous tryst in a sarcophagus flower slides his body over the staminal structure again, his belly will deposit the pollen on the slightly sticky surface of the vulva-like pistil, pollinating the plant. Shortly after this happens, the flower's upper petal begins to slowly draw closed, trapping the unwary, sex-addled prey animal inside while it pumps the tight space with a concentrated mist of pheromones. Though it closes slowly, the pressure of the sprung trap is quite tight and most prey animals will be unable to escape, even if they are able to clear their heads enough to want to do so.
- Once the flower has trapped a prey animal, it will digest them along with the staminal structure over the course of several days. After this, it will begin to produce brightly-coloured seed fruit on a stalk that will grow vertically above the remains of the flower, which will wither around whatever parts of the prey animal it wasn't able to digest. The seed fruits are coated with a thin layer of delicious flesh, similar to a peach with an extra-large pit, that other animals will then happily covet, thus ensuring future generations.

- The sarcophagus flower attracts mostly male prey, as they are more easily lured into copulating with it. However, instances do occur where females (especially humanoids) will pollinate it and become prey, as pleasuring of the clitoris and vulva can still be derived by grinding against the largest bulb at the top of the pistil, which is soft and rubbery. The flower's pheromones will arouse and cloud the mind regardless of the prospective prey animal's sex.
- The most common prey are deer and small antelopes, but canids and any other animal that is small enough to fit inside the flower in such a way that it is able to pollinate it will fall prey to it. Humanoids are no exception, and there are even instances where sapient thrill-seekers will seek out groves containing sarcophagus flowers to experience the intense pheromone-addled sex while feeling the rush of knowing the plant could close on them (though it is easy enough to minimize this risk as long as they shower between sessions... but it is not a 100% guarantee of safety.)