Mycelium exhumation

"Exhuming a family plot is not pleasant. Let's get this over with. Sergeant, I want the coffins uncovered, then we'll open them in turn."

"Yes ma'am."

Lieutenant Meyers waited patiently as the graves were uncovered.

Then they opened the first casket...

The body was there, withered and desiccated, but the head was encased in translucent mycelium. A thick bundle disappeared through the casket wall. Then they opened the second, third, fourth. All the same. Desiccated body, and a thick bundle disappearing into the earth.

They followed a bundle, and saw...

The fruiting bodies were huddled together, foetus-like, human-like...