Somebody call Sigourney Weaver and tell her to bring the flame thrower!
As someone who’s absolutely afraid/disgusted/horrified by octopus, these also need to be eradicated from this planet
You sure there ain’t an Oblivion portal nearby?
Upside down Barnacle from Half-Life
But are they edible?
German Wikipedia says it’s edible but it doesn’t taste good.
Would be a vegan alternative to sea food
Surely someone has tried?
I’ve tried a close relative, the stinkhorn (aptly named phallus impudicus). While in the egg phase, the slimy outer layer can be peeled off. Then you cut the inside into thin wedges, and fry them in oil. They taste like earthier french fries. The stuff in the post I’ve only ever encountered in the mature stage, so I never got to try this recipe with them. Since they are very similar in most aspects, I’d guess the technique should work.
Well I love fries almost as much as I love dirt so now I want to try them
Like anything, you can eat it at least once…
Ed- Despite the disgusting smell, octopus stinkhorn is not known to be poisonous to humans or pets.
They are really cool, I saw one in the wild in southern Germany last fall
I also found some last fall!
Thanks for the pics! WILD!
Gah. Looks like forest floor rotting star fish.
It sure smelled like that. (;ŏ﹏ŏ)
Appropriate name.
Omg if I came across that while hiking in the woods without knowing what it was, I would probably hightail it out of there, all the while looking back to make sure it wasn’t following me.
Don’t worry, they have no sight or hearing. They can only sense fear.
That’s so many! Thank you for the cool picture 😄
How did you not run away screaming? Is this fungus common knowledge? I’ve never seen it and I am happy to have read this post before stumbling on this another dimension opening strawberry-red nightmare
xD I read a lot of books about nature when I was a kid and therefore knew of this fungus for some time. I always wanted to see this one, too: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clathrus_ruber
As it has no tentacles I can see the beauty in this one, too. But I am really confused about how unreal those fungi look.
This makes it seem so harmless.
Disturbing! I love it.
Father Nurgle is pleased.
Clathrus archeri is not known to be toxic, however, consuming this fungus would not be enjoyable. Due to the rotting stench of stinkhorns, culinary application is not a common thought. There is also no record of the fungus being treated as a delicacy.
Lol. Damn near every fungi on Wikipedia has a toxicology section. But this one is just like, No one would ever think about eating this so who fucking knows?
That’s crazy. There are people out there who intentionally rot meat in order to eat it, but this one comes pre-smelly and it’s not actually rotten and nobody eats it? That’s fucked up
All fungi are edible. Some are only edible once.
-Terry Pratchett
This one obviously doesn’t want us to eat it haha.
Might be a hell of a trip though.
So yeah, it’s likely no one has ever tried to eat one… but I feel pretty confident someone’s tried to fuck one.
I have a valuable cylinder stuck in a octopus stinkhorn and I can’t get it out, what do I do?
Rip and tear until it is done
To shreds you say?
The ripping and the tearing. The ripping are the tearing.
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Or maybe it’s a super food like Durian
What’s that fruit that smells like sewage?
Durian?
Yeah that one
You go first.
If this ever evolves into The Flesh that Hates imma blame you all.
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be restrained by the tentacles
That has some serious Cthulhu vibes
Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn.
Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn!
Pbpbpbpbhhhb’hh pfb’hhbhfp ph’pbhbfbf’bhfp
Pfft. I heard that one last week.
Ia! Ia!
Also called ‘Devil’s Fingers’
There’s a Banana called that too
And my sex tape
Oh shit that was your vid? You are famous in Europe my strong cocked lordship
For goodness’ sake, DO NOT GO NEAR THE FREAKY ALIEN EGG THING THAT HAS TENTACLES AND SMELLS LIKE ROTTING FLESH
I better pet the obviously dangerous thing.
This is how people die in movies
