Manapouri gardener sniffs out mystery fungus 11 Jan, 2021 07:00 PM 2 minutes to read Otago Daily Times By: Laura Smith A devilish diffusion of festering flesh hit the nostrils of a Manapouri man mowing his lawn at the weekend. The culprit; a blood red, fly-attracting native fungus known as devil's fingers (Clathrus archeri). However, when Aaron Nicholson stumbled across the fungus he did not know what it was and took to social media to identify it. He had seen the specimen several years before in the same spot at the Manapouri Motels & Holiday Park, but had assumed it was a flower dropped by a guest.