Niall Benvie / Stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus). Montrose, Angus, Scotland, UK, Europe

Nick Garbutt / Veiled Stinkhorn fungus growing in rainforest, Madagascar.

Adrian Davies / Stinkhorn fungus (Phallus impudicus). UK, Europe

Elio Della Ferrera / Veiled fungus {Phallus sp} and Michelia fruit Sri Lanka, tropical wet evergreen forest floor

Nigel Bean / Stinkhorn fungus at egg stage {Phallus impudicus} UK

Heike Odermatt / Common Stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus) mushroom in European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest, Netherlands

Agustin Esmoris / Stinkhorn (Phallus indusiatus) mushroom at night, Paranaense Rainforest, Misiones, Argentina

Premaphotos / Stinkhorn fungus (Phallus impudicus) showing the dark, sticky spore-bearing gluten covering the head being eaten by flies, UK. Excess gluten sticks to their bodies and so they distribute the spores.

John Waters / Stinkhorn Fungus {Phallus impudicus} with (foul smelling) liquid coat on cap, which attracts flies that disperse the spores, Larch woodland plantation, Mendips, Somerset, UK, sequence 5/7

John Waters / Stinkhorn Fungus {Phallus impudicus} with cap virtually devoid of spore slime after removal by flies, Larch woodland, Mendips, Somerset, UK, sequence 6/7

John Waters / Stinkhorn Fungus {Phallus impudicus} with liquid coat on cap, larch woodland plantation, Mendips, Somerset, UK, sequence 3/7

John Waters / Stinkhorn Fungus {Phallus impudicus} with (foul smelling) liquid coat on cap, which attracts flies that disperse the spores, Larch woodland plantation, Mendips, Somerset, UK, sequence 4/7

John Waters / Stinkhorn Fungus {Phallus impudicus} with cap virtually devoid of spore slime after removal by flies, Larch woodland, Mendips, Somerset, UK, sequence 7/7

John Waters / Stinkhorn Fungus {Phallus impudicus} 'egg' stage before emergence of spore coated 'phallus', Larch woodland, Mendips, Somerset, UK, 2007, sequence 1/7

John Waters / Stinkhorn Fungus {Phallus impudicus} with (foul smelling) liquid coat on cap, which attracts flies that disperse the spores, Larch woodland plantation, Mendips, Somerset, UK sequence 2/7

George McCarthy / Stinkhorn fungus {Phallus impudicus} Engand UK

Elio Della Ferrera / Veiled fungus {Phallus sp} Sri Lanka tropical wet evergreen forest

Tony Phelps / Stinkhorn fungus {Phallus impudicus} Dorset UK

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Common stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus) fungi on forest floor, artificially lit from inside, Scotland, UK. September.

Eric Baccega / Bridal veil stinkhorn (Phallus indusiatus) growing on rainforest floor, Conkouati-Douli National Park, Republic of Congo, Africa.

Guy Edwardes / Stinkhorn fungus (Phallus impudicus) with fly (Suillia variegata) feeding on spores, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK. Focus stacked image. November.

Guy Edwardes / Stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus), New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK. October.

Guy Edwardes / Stinkhorn (Phallus impudicus), Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland, UK. October.

Guy Edwardes / Stinkhorn fungus (Phallus impudicus) amongst moss. New Forest National Park, England, UK. October.

Guy Edwardes / Stinkhorn fungus (Phallus impudicus). New Forest National Park, England, UK. November.

Robert Thompson / Common stinkhorn fungus (Phallus impudicus), Tollymore Forest Park, Newcastle, Co. Down, Northern Ireland

Robert Thompson / Common stinkhorn fungus (Phallus impudicus), Tollymore Forest Park, Newcastle, Co. Down, Northern Ireland

Andy Sands / Stinkhorn fungus (Phallus impudicus) with flies and Wood Ants on cap, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, August - Composite image

Andy Sands / Stinkhorn fungus (Phallus impudicus) with flies and Wood Ants on cap, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, August

John Waters / Close-up of flies feeding on the tip of a Common stinkhorn fungus (Phallus impudicus), Mendips, Somerset, UK, July.