This odd fungus, which stood upright until it toppled under its own weight and continued growing, was found in disturbed soil, alongside the concrete slab of an outbuilding at a farm near the beach in Panama Oeste. So what is it? Will a person who eats it die? Should caution be taken to avoid getting its spores between human toes? Photo by Eric Jackson

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