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Mushroom caught wearing Eau de Decomposition! Scientists discover the disgusting odor is a feature, not a malfunction. Suspect identified as Phallus impudicus. Taxonomists decline to explain themselves.
The cap and stalk are only the visible part of a sprawling fungal network. Beneath the spectacle lies a web of microscopic filaments called hyphae.
Tiny pressure cannon launches spore packets toward greener pastures. The goal: land on vegetation, get eaten, and return in fresh dung.