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   The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes   
   and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD will collect and   
   archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory   
   captions and links exemplifying features within the Earth system. The   
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    Basket Stinkhorn   
      
      September 30, 2022   
      
       Stinghorn   
      
      Photographer:  Mila Zinkova   
      Summary Author:  Mila Zinkova   
      
      Shown above is the  Basket Stinkhorn, Clathrus ruber, that I came   
      upon during a walk in the woods not far from San Francisco, California.   
      Its odor is repugnant to you and I but is evidently like  catnip to   
      flies. " They flock to her foetid scent, feed upon the   
      spore-impregnated greenish-black gleba, and soar off, spreading   
      stinkhorn spores in their wake."   
      
      Most often found in  temperate deciduous forests,  Clathrus ruber   
      hatches from an egg-like film.  At the base of which is a  mycelial   
      “root,” that at this stage has little scent and might be edible to   
      some. However, it doesn’t take long before  its stench is so   
      overpowering that only a creature like a fly could be attracted to it.   
      Click  here to see a video from hatching to decaying.   
      
      
      
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