The aril disappears soon after and shrivels up. As the plants grow and flower, they use up the old corm, which shrivels away. Coppola's head shrivels up, Lucas' face is melted off his skull and Spielberg's head explodes. After fertilisation the pedicel shrivels into a stalk. As Raoul attempts to untie his bonds, Simone shrivels and dies. As the sporangia mature, the indusium shrivels so that spore release is unimpeded.