Alien Spawn - or something for the Missus?

[David Humphries]

This is a work in progress as I intend to revisit the site next week to capture the mature Phalus impudicus (stinkhorn) in all It's glory.

 

Nose peg at the ready ..........ofcourse

 

Took these in a local wood this weekend.

They are fruiting along a dead Beech root.

 

 

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[David Humphries]

Should look something like this........

[David Humphries]

One of the five eggs has matured.

 

Stank to high heaven and was covered in about 30 Blue bottles .

 

One more visit to try to capture the other four.

I think I now know what porn addiction must be like.

 

Trouble is the strife believes mycology to be just as bad.

[Giles Hill]

It looks as amusing / revolting as it sounds - I've never smelled one, but i should think it's part of a fungus spotters rite of passage.

[Ian150482]

That looks disscusting. Never seen anything like that.

[treewizard]

wicked photos monkeyd, quite clever how it turns from the first picture to that

cheers for showing it

[David Humphries]

Went back for a last visit today.

 

The Phalus only last a day once they "hatch", so I've been lucky to capture some of the eggs maturing

[vduben]

very nice monkey, looks revolting tho

[lumberjack2]

quick question, do flys like to gather round them!? as in they're covered in them

[David Humphries]

quick question, do flys like to gather round them!? as in they're covered in them

 

They sure do

 

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