A Fungi Pioneer’s Lifelong Work on Exhibit
Murals made by museum artists illustrate the biology of fungi, the role they play in the ecosystem and their evolutionary ...
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Stinkhorns: The fungus kicking up a stink on Aussie lawns right now
As the Botanic Gardens of Sydney explains: “As the weather continues to cool, more #fungi are popping up around Australia. Here are two species kicking up a stink. "Octopus Stinkhorn (Anthurus ...
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Dummy eyes, faking death and and the whiff of rotting flesh: The great deceptions of Nature's most cunning creatures
The stinkhorn, a fungus with a Latin name that tells you everything you need to know about its shape — Phallus impudicus (‘shameless phallus’) — is not all it seems. It’s not even what you think it ...
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A mushroom stinking of rotting-flesh has popped up around Mackay
Followed categories will be added to My News. Decorated with a lacy veil which resembles an egg yolk, Yellow Netted Stinkhorn mushrooms have been smelling up a storm since heavy rain soaked the ...
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A century later, a rare mushroom with a curious shape emerges in Sri Lanka
Image courtesy of Bhathiya Gopallawa. Unlike typical mushrooms that rely on the wind for spore dispersal, stinkhorns use insects, especially flies, as their carriers. The tip of the mushroom is ...