Stinkhorn Fungi, Aseroe Rubra, Phallus Rubicundus Stock Image

Stinkhorn fungi, Aseroe rubra, Phallus rubicundus. These fungi produce spore slime, which has an intense smell of rotting meat or sewage. They are very common on wood or bark-chip mulch in gardens, and on deep litter on the rainforest floor. There are a number of differently shaped species, but all are readily recognisable by the smell of the spore slime.