This morning, I went out into the garden—just to water the flowers and check if the cats had yet relieved themselves, as they often do. But as soon as I opened the gate, a horrible smell hit me. So strong that my chest tightened and I felt a metallic taste in my mouth.

This morning, I went out into the garden, just to water the flowers and check if the cats had done their business yet, as they often do. But as soon as I opened the gate, a horrible smell invaded 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 flowerbed, something was moving.  🫣 In front of me was a strange, reddish, slimy formation, as if it had been turned inside out. It smelled of rotting meat, as if someone had hidden a dead animal nearby. I stepped back, my heart pounding, and terrible thoughts flooded my mind.

 

“What is it? A larva? A strange creature? Or… the remains of an alien?” “I didn’t understand.” 😲

 

I took out my phone, took a picture, and, holding my breath from the stench, went online to look for answers.

 

I typed “red, slimy, rotten smelling” into the search engine, and the first result made me shudder. It said:

“Anthur Archera – an alien fungus, 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 throughout the world.

 

At first glance it looks like a white egg, but then red tentacles come out of it, like claws or devil’s fingers.

These tentacles are covered in sticky mucus and give off a horrible carrion-like odor to attract flies and spread their spores.

 

People who see it for the first time often think they’ve stumbled upon something extraterrestrial. Some even call the police or emergency services.

 

I was also shocked when I realized that this “creature” in my garden was just a mushroom – alive, strange, and perhaps one of the most sinister life forms created by nature.

 

Now I walk around this place every day. I don’t water the flowers anymore.

 

Let it grow – the “devil’s gift” must not be disturbed.

 

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