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Stinky Squid Orange fruiting body that consisted of 3 tapering arms that were fused at the tips. Volva was gray-white. The gleba covered the inner parts of the arms and was greenish black and slimy. The potent odor of the gleba attracts insects, which help to disperse the spores. There were also several eggs in the area of this mushroom. Geotagged,Pseudocolus fusiformis,Spring,Stinky Squid,United States,fungus,mushroom Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Stinky Squid

Orange fruiting body that consisted of 3 tapering arms that were fused at the tips. Volva was gray-white. The gleba covered the inner parts of the arms and was greenish black and slimy. The potent odor of the gleba attracts insects, which help to disperse the spores. There were also several eggs in the area of this mushroom.

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  1. Remarkable species! Got any side view of it? Posted 7 years ago
    1. No, sorry. It looks pretty much the same from other angles since it's just the three arms. I wish I had taken the time to get extra shots though - especially of the eggs. Posted 7 years ago

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"Pseudocolus fusiformis" is a stinkhorn mushroom in the Phallaceae, a family well known for a remarkable range of fruit body types. It is the most widely distributed member of the genus "Pseudocolus" and has been found in the United States, Australia, Japan, Java, and the Philippines.

Similar species: Phallales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jan 23, 2018. Captured Jun 14, 2017 10:27 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm