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Note the fly in the bottom left corner.

I assume it must be quite smelly to attract that?

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

How does this form? Do the arms branch out and then rejoin? Was it some kind of "bubble" that developed various holes?

[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Stinkhorns basically pop out of and expand out from an "egg".

Here's an example of Clathrus rubrus emerging

[–] Jarvis2323 5 points 3 weeks ago

That was unexpectedly awesome. Thanks for posting that!