Anemone Stinkhorn Fungus
探検菌類
Anemone Stinkhorn Fungus
aseroe rubra
The Anemone Stinkhorn Fungus (Aseroe rubra) is one of the most bizarre and captivating fungi in the natural world. Resembling a sea creature misplaced on the forest floor, this species is famous for its bright red, star-shaped fruiting body that looks remarkably like a marine anemone. Native to Australia and New Zealand, it has captured the curiosity of naturalists and gardeners worldwide due to its striking appearance and its unique, albeit unpleasant, evolutionary strategy. Unlike typical mushrooms that rely on the wind to carry their spores, the Anemone Stinkhorn uses a cunning method of insect attraction. It produces a foul-smelling, brown slime at its center that mimics the odor of decaying meat. This pungent scent lures flies and beetles from afar, which walk through the slime and unwittingly disperse the sticky spores on their bodies, helping the fungus colonize new territories.
生息地: Typically found growing on organic mulch, wood chips, garden beds, and moist forest floors within temperate and subtropical regions.
外見
In its mature form, this fungus features a prominent star-like head with 6 to 10 bright red arms radiating from a central disk, which are deeply bifurcated at the tips to resemble tentacles. The central disk is covered in a dark, brownish-black, slimy spore mass called a gleba, which emits a strong carrion odor. Supporting this vibrant structure is a hollow, cylindrical stalk that transitions from white at the base to a pinkish-red near the top. Prior to expanding into this star shape, the fungus resembles a small, whitish or pale pink egg partially buried in the ground.
界Fungi門Basidiomycota綱Agaricomycetes目Phallales科Clathraceae属Aseroe
カテゴリ
菌類レア度
Common
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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おもしろい事実
Before unfurling into its dramatic anemone-like shape, the fungus resembles a small, white, gelatinous egg buried in the soil.
It was the very first Australian fungus to be formally described by scientists, collected in Tasmania in 1792.
Its scientific name Aseroe rubra translates roughly to 'disgusting red juice', referring to its slimy, foul-smelling spore mass.
特殊能力
能力
Carrion Mimicry
Produces a complex blend of volatile organic compounds that mimic the stench of rotting flesh to attract fly pollinators.
能力
Hydrophilic Expansion
Rapidly inflates its cellular structure with water, allowing the fruiting body to erupt from its egg-like stage within hours.
能力
Adhesive Spore Delivery
Generates a sticky, gelatinous matrix called gleba that firmly adheres to the legs and bodies of visiting insects.
サイズと詳細
- 長さ
- 5-10 cm
- 体重
- 0.01-0.05 kg
食性と食事
As a saprotrophic organism, it survives by absorbing nutrients from decaying organic matter, helping break down wood and leaf litter.
主な食物
- Decaying mulch
- Wood chips
- Forest leaf litter
- Rotting wood debris
生態系とのつながり
mutualism
Common Housefly
Musca domestica
Attracted by the carrion scent, the fly feeds on the spore-rich gleba and disperses spores to new locations.
mutualism
Brown Blowfly
Calliphora stygia
Feeds on the slimy spore mass and carries spores away on its legs and abdomen.
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安全性
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
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よくある質問
Anemone Stinkhorn Fungusを見分けるには？
Anemone Stinkhorn Fungusを識別する最も簡単な方法は、Snappit自然識別アプリを使用することです。
Anemone Stinkhorn Fungusの長さは何ですか？
5-10 cm
Anemone Stinkhorn Fungusの体重は何ですか？
0.01-0.05 kg
Anemone Stinkhorn Fungusは何を食べますか？
As a saprotrophic organism, it survives by absorbing nutrients from decaying organic matter, helping break down wood and leaf litter.
Anemone Stinkhorn Fungusは通常どこに生息していますか？
Typically found growing on organic mulch, wood chips, garden beds, and moist forest floors within temperate and subtropical regions.
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