Clathrus archeri (Devil’s Fingers / Octopus Stinkhorn fungi) erupting from their eggs time lapse

A group four of Clathrus archeri eggs (Devil’s Fingers / Octopus Stinkhorn fungi) captured ’hatching’ under a time lapse camera over a period of just 59hrs. The most impressive one is right at the end. Like alien tentacles, these fungi erupt from their eggs covered in a brown slime containing their spores and relies on flies for it’s distribution. The putrid spelling slime on the waving tentacles lures in flies who get coated in the spore containing slime and carry it away to germinate into a new crop of fungi next year. This species is native of Australia but has been introduced to the UK where the can be found on rare occasions across the south. Filming by Stephen Thornton Music “As the sky falls“ by Ross Bugden Jukin Media Verified (Original) * For licensing / permission to use: Contact - licensing(at)jukinmediadotcom