The cage fungus looks and smells like decaying meat — on purpose. Its goopy lattice gives off a rotten odor that attracts flies, which help spread its spores far and wide. It’s like a bee to a flower, but way more macabre and putrid. | Deep Look • PBS

Timelapse of the opening of a red cage stinkhorn mushroom (Clathrus ruber). This mushroom has a very strong smell similar to rotting meat. This attracts flies, which land on the mushroom and collect its spores, helping to disperse them. The red cage structure typically lasts about a day before collapsing. This clip was filmed for over 30 hours, in northern Italy. Credit: Valter Binotto / Science Photo Library https://bit.ly/3Di8UQD #fungi #fungus #stinkhorn #timelapse #mycology | Science Photo L