Afternoon, all! :) I live on 100 acres of beautiful pine forest, so there is ALWAYS something interesting popping up. But in all honesty this is the first time I have seen anything like this. I though it looked similar to a Lizard Claw, but from what I have read, the "fingers" are never fused on top as this is. Also, there was no detectable odor. Any identification help would be greatly appreciated!
See photos of Clathrus columnatus. http://images.google.com/images?svn...R,GGLR:2006-25,GGLR:en&q=Clathrus+columnatus+