At first, it looks like a white egg—but soon red tentacles emerge from it, like claws or fingers.
These tentacles are covered in slime and emit a terrible carrion smell to attract flies, which spread its spores.
People who see it for the first time often think they’ve found the remains of an alien. Some even call the police or rescuers.
But it’s just a mushroom. Alive, strange, and perhaps one of the most terrifying creatures on Earth, even though it was created by nature.
Now I avoid that place every day. I don’t water the flowers there anymore.
Let it grow—the “gift from the devil” shouldn’t be disturbed.
