I found this growing at the edge of a field and my backyard yesterday. I didn't notice the small flying insect on the top till I saw it after downloading to the computer. The fungi was about the size of a baseball.
Smile, without a reason why. Love, as if you were a child, Smile, no matter what they tell you Don't listen to a word they say Cause life is beautiful that way. (From the film "Life Is Beautiful")
That looks like a puff ball with a possible fungus problem. Puff balls grow well in N.Y. (not here) because of the moisture, and I was always thrilled to find them in the yard or on a walk. I'd bring them home and fry them with onions. Yum!
Anyway, love the image and the small dragon fly. Great lighting and color. Good one!