Ok, so I generally enjoy photographing mushrooms and fungi, but these things were downright putrid. And they were growing in the mulch of a kid's playground, no less!
They smelled, there were bugs and flies circling them, and their tops were covered in a dark, gooey, tar-like slime.
After some Googling and image searching, I discovered that they are called Phallus Ravenelii, aka Ravenel's stinkhorn, in honor of their discoverer Mr. Henry William Ravenel.
I must say, the numerous clusters of these mushrooms looked totally inappropriate for a playground 😱 You wouldn't want your children even seeing these things, let alone stepping on them. Because those shoes would then be headed straight for the playground garbage pail.
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Those are awful! Encountered their kind on Hovedøya a few months back unfortunately near the restaurant. Great pics you took though.
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Yum. Gonna put em on my pizza. :P
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Yuck.
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Haha! I hope everyone gets to experience a stinkhorn. They are a wonder of our natural world. Can you imagine what people long ago thought about these?
I once thought I had a dead animal in the wall of my house -- the stink was so strong. I was ready to cut out a section of drywall, but I took a walk outside first. There was a stinkhorn - about 10 feet away from that spot on the side of my house. There weren't any windows there, but the smell permeated everything! Enjoy the stinkhorn! :O
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