Veiled Lady Mushroom

Also known as Basket Stinkhorn, Bamboo Mushroom, Long Net Stinkhorn, Bridal Veil

This spectacular stinkhorn unfurls a delicate, lace-like white skirt called an indusium from beneath its olive-brown cap, creating a striking bridal veil appearance. To disperse its spores, the cap produces a pungent, foul-smelling slime that mimics rotting meat, attracting flies and beetles that carry the spores away on their feet. It typically emerges rapidly after heavy rains in tropical forests and bamboo groves, collapsing within a single day.