Orange Stinkhorn Mushroom Emerging From Its Egg. Stinkhorn Mushroom Popping From Cool Ground In Early Spring In Southeast Us. Some Identify The Foul Odor Of These As Similar To Something Rotten Decayed Or Animal Dung. The Odor Attracts Flies And Other Insects To Its Gelatinous Surface That Contains Spores That The Insects Carry Off And To Deposit In Other Areas.

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