This Isn't Demon Spawn, It's a Mushroom

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The octopus stinkhorn mushroom looks like it came straight outta hell. It's also distributed worldwide.

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The black goop, called gleba, is a mass of spores that gives off a corpse-like stench. The stench attracts insects and flies who eat the goop, which sticks to the insects and are subsequently dispersed by them.

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The fruiting body resembles the tentacles of an octopus.

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By the time it reaches maturity it's 'tentacles' will have spread out.

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The egg sac...

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"Odorless stinkhorn 'eggs', are considered a delicacy in parts of China and Europe, where they are pickled raw and even sold in the markets (sometimes under the name 'devil's eggs')."