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Phallaceae > Colus sp (Crabpot Stinkhorn)
Also known as Red Basket or Cage Fungi.
The Phallaceae, or stinkhorns, are a family of basidiomycetes which produce a foul-scented, phallus-shaped mushroom.
Won the September 2010 Featured Images Challenge
Click below image for large view of fungus with blowflies
Nikon D80
f/5.6
1/4 sec
170mm
No Flash
Tripod
Sharpened slightly & minor tweaking in Corel Paintshop Pro Photo X2
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Awesome find Carol
Thanks Lissie :-)
– Carol Knudsen
wow i never seen this kind of fungs
It is very Special…I feel lucky that it decided to grow in my garden!
– Carol Knudsen
WOW – I have never seen nothing like this.
I know…We thought it was one of those plastic balls with a bell in it that you give to a kitten to play with, laying in our garden…but on closer inspection we were pleasantly surprized….
– Carol Knudsen
That’s Cool!!
Thank You :-)
– Carol Knudsen
Amazing – a great shot too…
This is so incredible…… and to think it was right in your yard :)
Thanks Judi…it was pretty special
– Carol Knudsen
Incredible, you are so lucky!! Fantastic capture and fungi ;o))
Thank you Esther
– Carol Knudsen
Excellent photo
Thanks Steve :)
– Carol Knudsen
wow, what a shape! wonderful capture.
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What an amazing photo! Spectacular details of this stink horn!
Thank you Carla, Will do
– Carol Knudsen