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Clathrus columnatus
Spotted on Dec 31, 2011
Submitted on Jan 3, 2012
7 Comments
Nice. Thanks.
Yeah, they're crazy! I haven't had the luck to find (or smell, in this case!) some in person, but I'm working on it. :)
aren't stinkhorns amazing !
That's what makes these guys unique. :)
Being a stinkhorn, the method of its survival and spread is through the bugs that are attracted to the scent. They land, get coated in spores, and place them wherever else they may travel, where more stinkhorns can be created.
Probably has to do with the gunk on the left end of it.
That's a pretty unique looking one, isn't it? I wonder why the gnats seem so drawn to it.