Ferns, Mushrooms, Fungi and Mosses: is this scary looking or what !, 3 by marksgrdn

marksgrdn wrote:
About 2 weeks ago, I was watering my cannas that I had transplanted. As I looked down I noticed this serpent looking ----thing---- coming from the ground.
Thought it was strange, and decided to just let it grow and see what comes of it. Well, it got nastier looking as the days went by. Got to be about 8 inches
tall and then I noticed that it appeared to be bleeding, or so it looked that way. I also noticed that a few flies were on it. What in the ------ heck is this ? My
nurseryman didnt remember its name but said it was a fungus and that the flies are the ones that carry the spores around yard to yard. It had no smell. When
I kicked it over , it snapped and was hollow inside with multiple tubes surrounding it. I know someone out there in DAVES GARDEN knows what it is !
It was freaking me out. I've included 3 pics of it for your viewing pleasure. Mark