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Rare 'alien-like' fungus spotted in the UK- with a name perfect for Halloween (metro.co.uk)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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"An amateur photographer was spooked by an alien-like fungus that resembles a hand reaching out from a grave.

The bright red fungi is known as Devil’s Fingers due to its spindly tentacles that protrude from the ground.

It gives off a rotting flesh-like smell to attract flies and insects which it feeds on.

It is usually found in late October but has appeared early due to the wet weather, and Julia Rosser stumbled across the rare sight in the New Forest, Hants.

Mrs Rosser, 67, a retired teacher from Bournemouth, said: ‘I have found Devil’s Fingers in roughly the same area last year so I was on the lookout for them.

‘They burst out of the ground with these red tentacles or fingers. This one looked more like a hand than any I have ever seen before. It looked like it was reaching out from beyond the grave. It looked very creepy.’

The fungi is native to New Zealand and Australia and is believed to have been brought to France during the First World War in military supplies..."

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Would be funny to plant in yard if you're into Halloween. Would freak me out as an adult.