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Great photo, is it some kind of fungi? x
ReplyDeleteYes, it's a Stinkhorn that lives up to it's name. You smell them before you see them and flies are attracted to them and then spread the spores on their feet.
DeleteGreat photo #FungiFriday
ReplyDeleteThanks, Hellie. I love fungi.
DeleteOoh interesting
ReplyDeleteInteresting but I hate flies lol
ReplyDeleteHe he - me too!
DeleteFab photo! Very interesting...
ReplyDeleteThank you - and also very smelly! It's a stinkhorn.
DeleteVery phallalogical! (I learnt that word when I visited the Phallalogical Museum in Reykjavik!) Sorry if I'm lowering the tone here, but really, it is what I first thought of.
ReplyDeleteOnly lowering yourself down to where I am ... that was my first thought too! I think I need to go to Reykjavik!
DeleteThat's interesting, but I can't say I actually like it very much! Nobody likes flies, do they?
ReplyDeleteNo - not particularly nice but unusual and luckily not close to the house as they really smell!
DeleteThat is some cool fungi, Clio and Guy popping by for Coombe Mill
ReplyDeleteHi CLio and Guy - nice to "meet" you and glad you like my fungus!
DeleteVery unusual fungus there
ReplyDeleteA stinkhorn. Very smelly too!
DeleteAwesome - especially as you can identify it too! Really do need to dig out my field guide for when we go foraging! Thanks for sharing on #FungiFriday!
ReplyDeleteLuckily is it really easy to identify not least by it's smell ... so no chance of mistaking it for anything else. A few others I can also identify but on the whole I just look and admire fungi. Love them!
DeleteA stinkhorn I think? Not that I am an expert or anything! :D Great pic! :)
ReplyDeleteIt is indeed! Merci :)
Deletegreat shot! how strong was the smell though?
ReplyDeleteso I would know if I'm near them or not. :D
You can smell it from a couple of metres away and certainly before you see it. It is a very distinctive.
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