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    Devils Fingers   
      
      May 06, 2022   
      
      
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      Photographer:  Mila Zinkova   
      
      Summary Author:  Mila Zinkova   
      
      Devil's Fingers ( Clathrus archeri) fungus is described as looking   
      like an alien creature that wouldn’t be out of place in a horror movie.   
      Usually observed in  deciduous forests, the striking Clathrus   
      archeri gives the appearance of long red “fingers” emerging from a   
      partially buried white ball. This has led to multiple different names   
      used to describe this  fungus, including Devil's finger fungus,   
      Octopus stinkhorn and Helicopter stinkhorn.   
      
      Clathrus archeri reached Europe from New Zealand or Australia around   
      the time of WWI. It’s thought to have traveled via war supplies or   
      perhaps in wool, having first been observed in Europe around 1914. In   
      1982 it was also found in California, where it may have been   
      transported with bamboo or other exotic plants. Click  here to see a   
      video of this fungus.   
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