Rare 'octopus' fungus that smells like 'rotting flesh' found in forest
The fungi is not native to the UK and smells like rotting flesh to attract insects to its 'octopus' like arms.
The fungi is not native to the UK and smells like rotting flesh to attract insects to its 'octopus' like arms.
A fungus known as "fusarium wilt" is laying waste to banana plantations across the world and now it has reached our shores.