So Terrible?
Let’s talk about the smell, because this is usually the detail that makes people stop in their tracks.
The odor of a mature stinkhorn is often compared to rotting meat, decaying animal matter, or manure. Some species produce a smell strong enough to notice before you even see the mushroom.
But the stink isn’t a mistake.
It’s part of the fungus’s reproductive strategy.
The smell attracts flies and other insects
Many mushrooms release spores into the air. Stinkhorns use a different approach.
Their mature fruiting bodies produce a
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