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The Fungi World (160) : Stinkhorn

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Mark Billiau.

Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

The Fungi World (160) : Stinkhorn

Autumn is on its way and soon it will be fungi time again.
As a foretaste, I spotted this striking Stinkhorn in the forest last week.

The Stinkhorn with its phallic shape when mature, has a strong and very unpleasant odour, but despite its foul smell, it’s not poisonous.

This fungus emerges from an ‘egg’ beneath the surface and the body grows extremely rapidly from the egg, taking just 1 and a half hour to reach full size with a length up to 20cm. high !

In the Middle Ages, sap from the Stinkhorn was used as a love potion.......

Dutch name : Grote Stinkzwam
German name : Stinkmorchel
Latin name : Phallus impudicus

Comments 33

Charliepapa68 01/12/2012 7:38
Super Schöne Komposition...
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odeveld219 24/09/2012 20:00
Goed bedachte titel, knappe opname!!
Met vriendelijke groeten, Odeveld
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† Ushie Farkas 24/09/2012 6:18
FASZINATION PUR!!! Gruß Ushie
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willy ombret 20/09/2012 19:42
bravo pour ce très bon shot
très beau
willy ombret
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Mohr Wilfried 19/09/2012 9:54
Gestochen scharf und mit den Fliegen, tolle Aufnahme.
Gruß Wilfried
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Vera M. Shulga 18/09/2012 22:18
Flies like Your Phallus impudicus :-)
As always, perfect presentation.
Greetings,Vera
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Adele D. Oliver 18/09/2012 21:37
a very impressive fungus - great definition and fine details with the little flies who obviously "enjoy" the foul smell :-)))
greetings, Adele
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ann margAReT 18/09/2012 21:15
krass, eine klasse aufnahme mit den vielen mücken auf seinem kopf. schön gesehen.
lg ann
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Bernhard Kuhlmann 18/09/2012 19:57
Es scheint ein Tummelplatz für Fliegen zu sein !
Der Pilz sieht wirklich Imposant aus.
Gruß bernd
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Markus 4 18/09/2012 19:39
Now, I have this special smell in my nose!
Very good
Habedieehre
Markus
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s. sabine krause 18/09/2012 17:53
occupy… fungus cap! what great sense of drama on the stinkhorn's part: the way it's reaching potently into the shot sharing* what it's got and showing off its many "followers" to the world, deserves all our respect! ; )) great sense of drama and composition on your part, too, mark! the way you made the stenchy stinkhorn reach potently into the shot, showing off its many followers to the world, deserves all our respect, too! ; ))
greetings, sabine.

*sharing is a great important thing these days, i am told! i bet monsieur morchel is very popular on forest-floor facebook! ; )))))
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aline64 18/09/2012 16:06
superbe, quelle belle précision !!! bravo
amicalement
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BRYAN CRUTE 18/09/2012 15:25
Seems the fly's love its smell anyway :-) very well captured mark good details and a good low pov for your shot

Regards
Bryan
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Werner R. Albert 18/09/2012 15:08
I know stinkhorns but only with yellow caps.
Well presented, Mike.
best wishes
Werner
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dirk van Appeldorn 18/09/2012 13:10
a typical Mark...you in your elements :-)))
rgds
Dirk
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