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Weight loss for women over 40 with Heather Beardsley

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is that a penis mushroom in my backyard?

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Disclaimer: This post was written when I first began my blog and I wrote about anything and everything. I'd take it down because it has nothing to do with this site anymore, but a lot of freaked out people just like you come here in a penis mushroom panic and I feel like I don't want to let you down. These days I'm solely focused on helping women hack midlife with a new mindset, lose weight, and heal their bodies with a low-carb high-fat (keto) way of eating.

Is that a penis mushroom in my yard- - Thrive In Midlife

penis mushroom – yes this exists and they are all over my backyard

That was the question I asked myself last week when I first saw these growing in the shaded wood chips near the back fence. It's been grey and raining here in sunny Florida for weeks. I wrote about that earlier this week. I suspected fungi was to blame. I was starting to get all panicky when they began spawning all over my front yard and anyone who walked by the house on the sidewalk could smell that smell. Something had to be done. This was starting to feel like a Hitchcock movie, no pun intended.

is that a penis mushroom in my backyard? | Big Girl Life

Feeling like an idiot, I googled the following search term, “stinky penis mushroom with a black slimy top.” Unbelievably, there is such a thing. It is called “Phallus Impudicus,” a mushroom commonly known as the Stinkhorn. Oh, it gets better. This phallic impostor also hatches from a fungal ‘egg.' Did I mention it stinks? Urbanmushrooms.com is a great resource if you have fungus questions. They describe Phallus Impudicus' very particular stink as, “a strong fetid (or sperm) smell.”

 

Are you kidding me?

 

more about phallus impudicus:

  • A mushroom aficionado is called a mycophile, and these mushrooms are prized for their uniqueness.
  • Stinkhorn ‘eggs' (there are 6 in the photo above) grow into a full-fledged mushroom in the course of ONE DAY.
  • Insects eat the slime off the top.
  • You can eat the egg.
  • They are popular on the menu in China. But so is bird-throat soup. Gross.

 

let's change the subject – are you looking to thrive?

This post feels slightly inappropriate, but now that I've shared this with you I feel just a little bit better. Thanks for listening to my mushroom saga. The next time you have a spider story, feel free to email me.

 

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  1. Heather says

    October 24, 2020 at 9:28 AM

    Lol it’s the least I could do. Thanks for stopping by!

  2. Amanda says

    October 22, 2020 at 8:17 PM

    Thank you for making us all not feel crazy haha!!

  3. Diane Jones says

    July 21, 2015 at 11:27 AM

    I have been digging them up and making sure to dig a big wide circle around them and have found so many more eggs. the mulch has turned white in places also. It was raining a lot and its under a tree besides. I’m afraid to spread the bleach like one article said because of my nosy dog. I am so relieved they are not poisonous. I think that was my second most thought about them. the first was What the heck are these things.

  4. Diane Jones says

    July 16, 2015 at 10:05 AM

    Thanks so much for making me feel I wasn’t crazy. I’ve been digging these things up and praying they were not poisonous in case my dogs tried to eat one. Not if you can eat the eggs, I guess they are safe. They are driving me crazy in the mulch. I do dig them up, search for the eggs, dig them up put them all in a sealed bag and heave ho. I did move the mulch around to air it out. Some of it turned white. We have had a lot of rain lately. I didn’t know if these came from the bird seed last winter. I’ve been asking so many people about them and no one knew anything.

  5. Heather Serody says

    November 13, 2014 at 3:04 PM

    due to problems with my comment system this one from Julia didn’t get posted from 9/3/14:

    I knew I wasn’t crazy! They are in my flower beds in GA, and they make me want to gag!

  6. Julia says

    September 3, 2014 at 4:18 PM

    I knew I wasn’t crazy! They are in my flower beds in GA, and they make me want to gag!

  7. kelnole says

    February 10, 2014 at 3:38 PM

    Got them in my yard. Does give off a sperm smell…..

  8. Winston says

    November 2, 2013 at 7:16 PM

    lol, hilarious!

  9. Iris says

    September 16, 2013 at 6:28 PM

    i also googled stinky penis mushroom, as i have these in my yard and came up with your site…… 🙂

  10. Heather Serody says

    September 9, 2013 at 6:32 AM

    Ann — you are so right. That one went right over my head, the stink must have confused me. LOL!

  11. ann says

    September 8, 2013 at 11:11 PM

    Mycophobe? Are you sure it isn’t mycophile? Thanks for sharing your lovely, stinky find 🙂

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