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They do stink, it's their method of dispersing their spores:
"The method the stinkhorns use to disperse spores is quite ingenious, though a little disgusting to human sensibilities. The foul-smelling slime is calculated to attract flies and other insects, who land on the slime and gobble it up. Little do the insects know that they have been duped into covering their little insect feet with stinkhorn spores, and have ingested spores into their digestive tracts! Later, these spores are dispersed by the unwitting insects, and the stinkhorn life-cycle continues elsewhere."
After doing a little more research, it sounds like they are fairly common in WA state, and in grass. Sorry for the late response, I am going to start using this site more. And your page looks awesome! Great missions, posts, pics, notes, and spottings! :)
