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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

Kommentare 33

Charliepapa68 1. Dezember 2012, 7:38
Super Schöne Komposition...
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odeveld219 24. September 2012, 20:00
Goed bedachte titel, knappe opname!!
Met vriendelijke groeten, Odeveld
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† Ushie Farkas 24. September 2012, 6:18
FASZINATION PUR!!! Gruß Ushie
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willy ombret 20. September 2012, 19:42
bravo pour ce très bon shot
très beau
willy ombret
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Mohr Wilfried 19. September 2012, 9:54
Gestochen scharf und mit den Fliegen, tolle Aufnahme.
Gruß Wilfried
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Vera M. Shulga 18. September 2012, 22:18
Flies like Your Phallus impudicus :-)
As always, perfect presentation.
Greetings,Vera
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Adele D. Oliver 18. September 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. September 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. September 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. September 2012, 19:39
Now, I have this special smell in my nose!
Very good
Habedieehre
Markus
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s. sabine krause 18. September 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. September 2012, 16:06
superbe, quelle belle précision !!! bravo
amicalement
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BRYAN CRUTE 18. September 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. September 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. September 2012, 13:10
a typical Mark...you in your elements :-)))
rgds
Dirk
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