Aliens have landed in Ōtautahi-Christchurch, NZ!

And they smell bad!

These are two species of stinkhorn fungus, that I saw on my monthly biodiversity run in Port Hills this afternoon. I don't remember ever seeing this many of them at once.

https://inaturalist.nz/observations/155706622
https://inaturalist.nz/observations/155706613
https://inaturalist.nz/observations/155706616

#fungi #Phallaceae #red #alien #Aotearoa #NZ #iNaturalistNZ