Red Cage

Clathrus ruber is a type of mushroom belonging to the family Phallaceae and the type species of the genus Clathrus. It is commonly known as reticulate stinkhorn, basket stinkhorn, or red reticulate, and features round or oval, hollow, globular fruiting bodies with twining or reticulate branches. These fungi are saprophytic, feeding on decaying woody plant material and are often found singly or in groups in garden soil, lawns or garden chips.
Although considered primarily a European species, S. ruber has been introduced to other areas and is now widespread on all continents except Antarctica. The species was described in scientific literature in the 16th century, but was not formally described until 1729. The fruiting bodies at first look like whitish "eggs" attached to the ground by strings called rhizomorphs. The eggs have a delicate, leathery outer shell surrounding a compressed web surrounding an olive green spore mucus layer called a glebe. As the egg cracks and the fruiting body expands, the glabellar lifts off the inner surface of the spongy web, leaving the eggshell as a ball bar around the base of the structure.

The fruiting bodies can reach up to 20 cm (7.9 in) in height. The color of the fruiting body can vary from pink to orange to red and is mainly due to the carotenoid pigments lycopene and beta-carotene. Gleba has an odor similar to rotting flesh, which attracts flies and other insects and helps spread the spores. It is not known exactly if the mushroom is edible, but its smell makes it difficult to eat. Seed. Ruber was not held in high esteem in southern European folktales, suggesting that people who contracted the fungus were at risk of various diseases.

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