The Morning I Found “The Devil’s Fingers” Growing in My Backyard

I didn’t dare touch it, but curiosity overpowered disgust. Holding my breath, I crouched down and snapped a picture with my phone. The smell was unbearable—I had to step back before my stomach turned.

Once inside, I searched online for “red slimy mushroom that smells like rotting meat.”

Within seconds, the answer appeared on my screen—and it made my skin crawl even more.

The creature in my yard wasn’t a dying animal or something alien. It was something called Anthurus archeri, better known as the Devil’s Fingers.

A Horrifying Beauty of Nature

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