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The black coating at the tip of this stinkhorn mushroom is a spore mass which will quickly liquify and collapse like those on each side of it.
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The stinkhorn mushroom, a natural part of the decay process, on the verge of collapse; once these orange stems appear, they last only a few hours
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Shelf mushrooms can often be seen growing on dead stumps and branches. These cause no harm and are in fact simply part of the natural decay process.
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The fruiting bodies of this Xylaria fungus poking up through leaf debris on a forest floor give it its common name--dead man's fingers
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The orange strands (fungal rhizomorph) in the root zone of this Japanese blood grass (Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra) are not a problem and in some cases can be beneficial
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Mushrooms called the "egg" of Dictyophora ravenelii, are often found in lawns but are not harmful; this one has been sliced in half
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Close-up of the interior of a mushroom often found in lawns and called the "egg" of Dictyophora ravenelii; outer layer is jelly-like
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Lichens, shown here on Fraser fir (Abies fraseri), are not harmful or pathogenic, but thick growths can indicate serious problems--a tree that is under stress, dying or not growing properly
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Lichens, here on Fraser fir (Abies fraseri) are compound organisms consisting of a fungus and a green alga living in symbiotic union
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Cultivars like this seedless sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua 'Rotundiloba') with rounded lobes sometimes have branches that revert to the original species with pointed lobes; the cause is unknown
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This bot fly maggot (Diptera) was removed from the arm of a human. The adult parasite lays its eggs on a mosquito. When the mosquito lands on a human, the bot fly egg hatches and the larva buries itself in its human host.
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The stinkhorn mushroom, a natural part of the decay process, has a foul odor, as the name implies, foul enough to attract flies.
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