Lattice Stinkhorn Fungus

I love getting calls from neighbors saying "we have something gross here and we know you will enjoy it." Me and the girls going running right away with big smiles on our faces :) This time was especially exciting and we were met with something truly beautiful!!1


Isn't that beautiful??!!! Love it!! The only thing is, it STINKS!!!!! I mean, smells REALLY bad!!! It stinks to attract flies which are the pollinators.

A different neighbor called me down last summer to show me their disgusting thing and it too was a stinkhorn, but not nearly as pretty. In fact, it looked quite folic :) I didn't run home to get the camera for that one :) If you look them up online they come in all kinds and many of them are so beautiful!!! God is truly so creative!!