@Alberta56 not quite the red and white mushrooms but these are interesting ones known as Devils Fingers you can Google the information 💜💜

[Blackbird8]

❤️🤍❤️🤍

[sassy59]

Vety dramatic looking indeed. Xx❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[Blackbird8 in reply to sassy59]

They are vile looking things the name describes them so well and they have the most rotten smell 😂

[sassy59 in reply to Blackbird8]

Sound awful…..yuck. 😂😱

[Blackbird8 in reply to sassy59]

😂😂😍

[HungryHufflepuff]

that is just freaky. It looks like something from Doctor Who!

[Blackbird8 in reply to HungryHufflepuff]

They are a bit strange but grow in the forest 😂

[tomc in reply to HungryHufflepuff]

Who?what? why?

[Blackbird8 in reply to tomc]

What ...

[Ern007]

Reminds me of a film from the 60s, Beware - Of The Blob. "Devils Fingers" is very apt.

[Blackbird8 in reply to Ern007]

Don't think I have seen that one to memory maybe I will Google 🥰

[Ern007 in reply to Blackbird8]

This one is the Blob - maybe Blob 2 was beware of the blob, lol if not was the theme song.

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[Jaybird19]

Incredible. Never seen those before. Good name . Found "dead man's fingers" in my reference book.but they are shown to be black and white . Have you seen many of these devils fingers in the forest .?. Do you know what sort of tree, whatever are they associated with , what do these fingers grow on. .?

God hunting

Last time i went on fungi foray was shown a tiny "eyelash fungi" Half the size of my little fingernail, it had a fringe of lashes all around the edge.

[Blackbird8 in reply to Jaybird19]

They arrive in abundance during autumn and winter try looking on Google.. They are on the ground and in a sack before opening ... but Google has a full description which might make more sense 🤔

[OOB_Tigger]

Great photo Bb. I've never seen or even heard of these before. Thanks for sharing. Jackie and a poorly Jasper(berry) xx

[Blackbird8 in reply to OOB_Tigger]

Thanks nooooo what's wrong with Jaspberry poor thing hope it's not serious 😢 .... xxx

[Threecats]

What an extraordinary looking fungus that is! I’ve not seen anything like it before! Presumably, with a smell that bad, it attracts flies to spread its spores. I’ll have to have a Google later and find out more about it but I don’t think it’s one I’ll be putting on my breakfast plate anytime soon😀 Thank you for the intriguing photo Bb.

[Blackbird8 in reply to Threecats]

It's not something I would eat with my sausage that's for sure ... its not toxic in any way they just appear like this and dry out then disappear completely it's a strange thing to see 🤣🤣

[B0xermad]

Very weird looking

[Blackbird8 in reply to B0xermad]

It is yes

[CDPO16]

Oooo, creepy looking!

[Blackbird8 in reply to CDPO16]

You get used to them being around they tend to grow more off the beaten track 👣

[leo60]

Yuck! Not the most pleasant looking! But thanks anyway! xx

[Blackbird8 in reply to leo60]

It wasn't meant to be all pretty etc it was for Alberta as we were talking about fungi .. I can understand you thinking how unpleasant they are 🤣

[Izb1]

Glad they dont grow in my garden x

[Blackbird8 in reply to Izb1]

Mine too if I saw them my blow lamp would be on full flow 🤣🤣🤣

[Izb1 in reply to Blackbird8]

Ha ha mine too x

[Blackbird8 in reply to Izb1]

😂😂

[watergazer]

Gosh. Never seen those before. Aptly namedxx

[Blackbird8 in reply to watergazer]

Very much so not the best looking things 😂

[Germantara]

Wow I can understand why they called devil fingers nice picture I'm pleased you shared that never seen that before thankyou

[Blackbird8 in reply to Germantara]

Your welcome 😊

[Nicholatracy]

never seen those before. BTW how is Sadie 🐞🐞

[Blackbird8 in reply to Nicholatracy]

Sadies absolutely tickety boo getting big but still so very calm and social 😌

[Alberta56]

Thank you. Those fungi are sinister looking things. Quite obviously the Devil had a hand in them. I hope the flies with a weird sense of smell enjoy them. xxxx

[Blackbird8 in reply to Alberta56]

Absolutely the devil has a hand in them they are quite evil looking but all the same it's an interesting one to come across 🥰

[Alberta56 in reply to Blackbird8]

I remember coming across a stinkhorn on a local walk and somebody wanted to pick it. Everyone else shouted 'Don't touch it.!' 🤣🤣

[Blackbird8 in reply to Alberta56]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🥰

[winnabago]

Very interesting picture.

[Blackbird8 in reply to winnabago]

Lol .....