Alien identification

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  1. geoghaen

    geoghaen Apprentice Gardener

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    Help!

    I have just dug this out of my border.

    Its about 7" long and has a soft white inner with a jelly like substance in. Around this is a hard black shell.

    Any ideas to what it is?
     

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    Any further clues, how big was this egg? Perhaps gardening isn't your thing if you're so easily frightened.
     
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    Could be an immature Stinkhorn fungus, they spring from jelly like "eggs"

    Always thought that this particular fungus proves that God has a sense of humour:heehee:
     
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      thanks for the info. i've now attached some photo's and it does look like the stinkhorn.

      it looks really horrible, do I need to do anything about it?
       
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      Don't smell it when its fully open and keep the kids away from it to avoid embarrasing questions:heehee:
       
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      kids away? With respect to its Phallic appearance?

      just put it in a zip lock bag in the bin to stop it spreading!
       
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      Yep, won't hurt em, think i've read of people eating the unopened eggs, wouldn't fancy it myself though:eeew:
       
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      better still let it grow and eat the mushroom :yummy: they are actually a delicacy :D
       
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      :heehee: No indeed. The things I see down at the local allotments when I haven't got my gun. And that's just the gardeners.
       
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