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Red Cage Fungus: Smelly Beauty

Posted by on Aug 19, 2013 in adaptations, insects, nature centers, summer, Unmowed Blog | 0 comments

Red Cage Fungus: Smelly Beauty

Pulling weeds. A very educational pursuit. I learn something new every time I do it. I was pulling some  invasive bittersweet out of a pile of woodchips at the Pine Hollow Arboretum, when I noticed a hint of a sort of bad smell. Decomposing dead animal? Turned around to look, and the smell grew stronger. No sign of any corpses, though. Hm. Odor getting stronger the more I walk around. Did I step in something unfortunate? Check shoes. No. What is that smell? I search around, and finally notice what’s been under my feet all along–the tiny, fragile, odoriferous beauty of a stinkhorn...

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