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Copyright: David McGill (Canish)
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| Genre: Fungi |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2010-01-18 |
| Categories: Fungi |
| Camera: Fuji Finepix S5600 |
| Exposure: f/3.2, 1/4 seconds |
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| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2010-04-24 23:16 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Common Name Stinkhorn.
Botanical Name. Aseroe rubra.
This Fungi is quite small propablly about 5 cm. wide and they produce a foul smelling slime the odour is a bit like rotten meat.
While it is found mostly on the forrest floor in the damp litter it can occur in the suburban garden that has been treated to a dressing of compost.
Small dogs can be attracted to the fungi because of the smell and there have been a few fatalities worldwide as they are Gastro irritants.
If ingested by humans medical attention should be sought.
Nonetheless they are a beautifull little fungi to look at.
Most of this info was gathered from wikapedia |
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