A Stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus)

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A Stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus)

Image: © Walter Baxter Taken: 21 Jun 2017

This was one of several which appeared around a conifer in my back garden. The unpleasant smell of this fungus is unmistakable and flies are attracted to the slimy head. Slime sticks to the legs of flies which acts as a means of spore dispersal.

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Image Location

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Latitude
55.618366
Longitude
-2.804487