Juergen Freund / Timelapse of Maiden's veil fungi (Phallus indusiatus) emerging, North Queensland, Australia.

John Waters / Timelapse of flies and a slug on a Common stinkhorn fungus (Phallus impudicus), Mendips, Somerset, UK, July.

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

Michael Pitts / Ladies veil stinkhorn fungus {Phallus indusiatus} Sumatra, Indonesia

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

Derek Galon / Maiden's veil stink horn fungus (Phallus indusiatus) Dominica.

Derek Galon / Maiden's veil stink horn fungus (Phallus indusiatus) Dominica.

Paul Hobson / Stinkhorn fungus (Phallus impudicus), backlit at night. Nottinghamshire, England, UK.

David Perpinan / Phallus/penile prolapse in a captive Yellow bellied slider (Trachemys scripta). Small repro only

Andy Sands / Stinkhorn fungus (Phallus impudicus) excavated egg, sometimes known as a witches egg, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, September

Andy Sands / Stinkhorn fungus (Phallus impudicus) with flies and Wood ants on cap, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, September - Focus Stacked

Andy Sands / Stinkhorn fungus (Phallus impudicus) Egg sometimes known as a witches egg growing among leaf litter, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, September