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Clathrus Archeri

Though this may look like a strange creature with tentacles at first to some, it is in-fact a fungus. It is also known as the Octopus Stinkhorn, and it gets that name because it resembles an octopus and it also smells like rotting flesh. In its early stages, it resembles an alien emerging from a pod.

It is native to New Zealand and Australia. This alien pod looking fungus actually has eggs that are edible, though they taste what you probably imagine them to taste like.