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Sunday, 23 August 2015

A STINK. (23/08/15)

Today’s post is all pictures of fungi. I am getting so far behind that I’ll either have to file them or post them._MG_1822
Really smelly…………………………
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Even worse………………………..
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Spotless. This is a Common Stinkhorn. Phallus impudicus. There is no mistaking this but the Flesh flies seem to love it.
amdeceiver
Amethyst Deceiver. Laccaria amethystea.
deceiver
The Deceiver. Laccaria  laccata.
compuffball
Common Puffball. Lycoperdon periatum.
These are all edible but rather you than I.
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21 comments:

  1. Linda W.23 August 2015 at 15:48

    Fantastic photos of the fungi. I especially like the first two photos with all the flies clustered on the head.

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    1. ADRIAN23 August 2015 at 16:29

      Linda, it is impressive if you can stand the smell.

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  2. Margaret Birding For Pleasure23 August 2015 at 15:57

    HI Adrian The swarm of flies certainly like the smell. I do NOT want tto even imagine how awful the smell is but I do love all the Fungi images

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    1. ADRIAN23 August 2015 at 16:31

      Margaret, the smell is nauseating like finding a dead sheep that's been in the sun for a week.

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  3. Midmarsh John23 August 2015 at 16:14

    A grand selection and some very happy flies I assume.

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    1. ADRIAN23 August 2015 at 16:32

      John, it is amazing how fast they cleaned it up. About an hour from start to finish.

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  4. DawnTreader23 August 2015 at 17:25

    Visually I like the pink one, sorry, the Amethyst Deceiver. Wouldn't trust it, though ;)

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    1. ADRIAN23 August 2015 at 17:45

      Monica, you would need an awful lot of them for a meal. They can turn white then they are not easily identified.

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  5. The Herald23 August 2015 at 19:24

    Nice selection of fungi Adrian...no time lapse on the Stinkhorn??...[;o)

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    1. ADRIAN24 August 2015 at 07:17

      Trevor, I couldn't stay long enough. I forget how rank the damn things are.

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  6. Richard Pegler23 August 2015 at 19:51

    I'm not quite sure what to say about the Stinkhorn images, Adrian (apart from the fact that they're excellently executed). I've never seen anything like it in my life - a Phallus covered in flies - and probably don't want to!!

    Best wishes - - - - Richard

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    1. ADRIAN25 August 2015 at 05:50

      Richard, I don't see them often so they have novelty value.

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  7. Laura. M24 August 2015 at 12:59

    Buen almuerzo se están dando ese batallón de moscas ;))
    Quapas fotos Adrian.
    Un abrazo.

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  8. Anvilcloud24 August 2015 at 13:33

    We have toadstools popping up in our little backyard, but they don't last long: a fact that doesn't displease me.

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  9. FOREST SNAPPER24 August 2015 at 14:28

    Nice photos, very well captured.

    peter

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  10. Yorkshire Pudding25 August 2015 at 00:20

    Why has Nature given some fungi such an awful smell? There must be a purpose to it. How do the flies help?

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    1. ADRIAN25 August 2015 at 05:54

      YP, the smell attracts flies and beetles and they spread the spores for the fungus.

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  11. What Karen Sees25 August 2015 at 17:26

    Oh my, these are all incredible images Adrian. I don't think I could handle the flies or the smell. Glad you could!! P.S. Today I posted 'The Rest of the Story' about my Milky Way image.

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