This morning I went out into the garden, just to water the flowers and check if the cats had done their business again, as they often do. But as soon as I opened the gate, a horrible smell came over me. So strong that my chest tightened and a metallic taste appeared in my mouth.
I took a few steps and froze. On the ground, near the flower bed, something was moving. 🫣 In front of me was a strange reddish formation, viscous, as if turned upside down. She smelled like rotting meat, as if someone had hidden a dead animal nearby. I stepped back, my heart pounding, and terrible thoughts invaded my mind.
“What is this? A larva? A strange creature? Or… the remains of an alien? ” — I did not understand. 😲
I took out my phone, took a photo and, holding my breath from the stench, went looking for answers on the Internet.
I typed in the search engine: “red, slimy, smelling like rot”, and the first result made me shudder. He said:
“Anthur Archera – an alien mushroom, also known as Devil’s Fingers.
It turned out to be a completely real mushroom, native to Australia and Tasmania, but over time it spread around the world.
At first it looks like a white egg, but then red tentacles come out, like claws or devil’s fingers.
