09/20/2017 01:09 PM EDT
An elegant stinkhorn (Mutinus elegans) mushroom. Soon, the upper-third of the stalk will become covered with a foul-smelling, slimy green spore mass. Flies and other insects feed upon the spore mass, assisting in the dispersal of the spores as the insects travel elsewhere. (Date image ... This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item.
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Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Elegant stinkhorn mushroom (Image 1)
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