Name: Glen Ingram Macleay Is, Qld, Australia (Zone 12a) (Lee Reinke X Rose F Kennedy) X Unk
Evan, it was a fungus I spotted yesterday in the garden. Wonderful architecture.
There is a thought it may be Clathrus ruber Basket Stinkhorn or The Cage. It didn't take long for the it to collapse and the ants to get into it.
The problem is that when you are young your life it is ruined by your parents. When you are older it is ruined by your children.