National Geographic

FAST FUNGIPHOTOGRAPH BY PHRED PETERSENMagic MushroomThis triple-exposurephotograph shows a flyagaric blooming overthe span of 36 hours.Mushrooms do all theirgrowing underground.The fruit—the partwe see—emerges fullyformed, unfurlingrapidly once it hits air.—NATASHA DALYEMBARK | CAPTURED