Maybe a stinkhorn?
this post was submitted on 29 Sep 2023
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Looks like some kind of dead man's fingers with the light blueish tinge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylaria_polymorpha
I see why you might think that but dead man's fingers aren't usually this large and tend to have a different color among other differences I'm sure. This is most likely a stinkhorn and is identifiable in my experience by the texture of their stalk, the smell of rot/death, and a usually black or brown goop on the cap.
Stinkhorn of some kind for sure. You can tell by the texture of the stalk as well as the stench of rot. Their spores are spread by flies that land on their goop
That definitely looks like it! Looked up some Google images and one looks exactly like it on the stalk and the head. Amazing, thank you!