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.

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

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

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

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

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

Cyril Ruoso / Stinkhorn fungus (Phallus impudicus) covered in flies feeding, Picardy, France, October.

Cyril Ruoso / Stinkhorn fungus (Phallus impudicus) covered in flies feeding, Picardy, France, October.

John Waters / Timelapse of a Common stinkhorn fungus (Phallus impudicus) emerging from the ground, Mendips, Somerset, UK, July.