October 27, 2026
Monday Mystery Answered
On Monday I wrote… Yesterday morning, top Celery Farm Nature Preserve birder Julie McCall saw an unusual-looking hawk over the…
"When I went out to get the morning paper, saw a few of these crazy guys popping up in the front yard. That shiny brown top is part of the fungus, not some slug or melted chocolate. What is it?"
Turns out that Monday's magical mystery mushroom featured is an appropriately named Stinkhorn Mushroom.
Congrats to all who answered correctly!
More on these mushrooms here.