Discovery Channel Planet Earth, WHAT IS THAT THING?
 

In the ads for the Discovery Channel's new show "Planet Earth", there
is a mushroom dropping some kind of thing that looks like a net. What
is it? What kind of mushroom is that?

Aaron Hirshberg

Discovery Channel Planet Earth, WHAT IS THAT THING?
 

wrote in message
oups.com...
In the ads for the Discovery Channel's new show "Planet Earth", there
is a mushroom dropping some kind of thing that looks like a net. What
is it? What kind of mushroom is that?

Aaron Hirshberg

I've not seen the ad, but it sounds like the stinkhorn fungus
relative Dictyophora:

http://images.google.com/images?q=+dictyophora&gbv=1
http://www.google.com/search?q=+dictyophora

Hope this helps.

cheers

Discovery Channel Planet Earth, WHAT IS THAT THING?
 

On Apr 2, 7:59 pm, "mel turner"
wrote:
wrote in message

oups.com...

In the ads for the Discovery Channel's new show "Planet Earth", there
is a mushroom dropping some kind of thing that looks like a net. What
is it? What kind of mushroom is that?

Aaron Hirshberg

I've not seen the ad, but it sounds like the stinkhorn fungus
relative Dictyophora:

http://images.google.com/images?q=+d...q=+dictyophora

Hope this helps.

Yes, that's it. What is the white net for? Dropping spores?

Aaron Hirshberg