Friday, August 26, 2011

What's in a name?


Reaching through the leaves on the forest floor (as well as the mulch surrounding a tree in front of a neighbor’s house), autumn orange fingers with glossy mud-covered fingernails thrust their spindly bodies into the light.  Better known as elegant stinkhorns, these unique fungi dare a forest guest to take a closer look and come to his own conclusion about the relevance of a name.

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