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Te pihi-haunga / Stinkhorn fungus
Rights: Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research Published 15 November 2018 Size: 780 KB Referencing Hub media

The stinkhorn fungus hatches out of an egg-like structure and smells like rotten meat to attract flies.

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