Giant mushroom baffles experts: “A giant three-tiered mushroom which measures a metre across and was found in the tropical forests of the Republic of Congo has left experts in the capital Brazzaville scratching their heads.

‘It’s the first time we’ve ever seen a mushroom like this so it’s difficult for us to classify … but we are going to determine what it is scientifically,’ Pierre Botaba, head of Congo’s veterinary and zoology centre, told reporters on Thursday.

The giant fungus stands 45 centimetres high and has three tiered caps on top of a broad stem. The bottom cap measures one metre across, the second one 60 centimetres and the top one is 24 centimetres wide, Mr Botaba said.

The bizarre-looking mushroom was found in the village of Mvoula about 60 kilometres from Brazzaville and transported carefully to the capital by the local chief.” (ABC News)