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Xylaria polymorpha, a fungus also known as “Dead man’s fingers”
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LOL, it is really scary.
Bottom one is dead man’s toes
Those lower ones are for sure edited right? No way that’s real
Don’t be burying bodies then try to pretend it’s just some fungus. “Oh heaven’s no, I didn’t kill Tom, those are some Xylaria polymorphs. Now how about you come inside for some sweet tea.”
I’m getting “The Last of Us” vibes.
Edit: typo
Seen these in person and it’s incredibly bizarre. Catches you off guard for sure.
[Here](https://i.redd.it/ywxr6upp7qf11.jpg) is a less cropped version of the top image. [Here](https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/96saeq/this_fungus_looks_like_a_ghoul_is_reaching_out_of/) is the source. Credit to the photographer, /u/whoust, who took this on Carnarvon Ontario in 2018.
[Here](https://i.redd.it/pidiyl83rgba1.jpg) is a less cropped version of the bottom image. [Credit](https://earthlymission.com/dead-mans-fingers-toes-xylaria-polymorphathis-fungus-mushrooms-disturbing-credit/) to the photographer, Regan Daniels.
Okay, solid truth in about 2020 I had these pop up in a half buried stump, in the middle of my back lawn. Not as perfect as this but it was quite shocking. Looks just like fingers and are fairly woody. Had never encountered before and googled ” stump fungus dead fingers”. Boom, came right up.
I gotta say You know them when you see them. Not hard to identify.
Grimms’ fairy tales make a lot of sense after seeing this. I wouldn’t be going into any woods either if I saw this when I was…almost any years old.
I sometimes find it useful to know in advance what I’ll be having nightmares about later. Thanks!
Fucking nature…
I didn’t realize this was two images at first. Seen the fingers and was like oh cool, then thought, what’s up with the toes though?
Only imagine my kids finding this in our backyard. Lol
These guys are in Elden Ring.
So the fungus infected from The Last Of Us was inspired by reality: perhaps this is what is left of the first wave, aeons ago.
After all, fungus is in the same evolutionary biological branch as animals, so it’s interesting a “five fingered” pattern develops in these fungal structures.
Yeah, I’ve seen these things posted before (not this particular one). Very odd and interesting. Nickname certainly fits
I think this just discredited 1/2 of chill’s videos.
Looks like toes
Nature is scary yo
if you scroll down and cut off the wood it totally looks like rotting toes.
What in the zombie apocalypse is this shit? Lol
Damn just played Strange Horticulture and thought all of those were fake lol
Are these toxic in any way?
This post is right below this [one](https://www.reddit.com/r/California/comments/11yofk6/rapidly_spreading_fungus_already_in_california_27/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf), guess that’s enough Reddit for me today lol.
Scrumptious toes 😍
And toes… 😂
Are they edible?
This is where ghost stories come from
Chiral crystals from Death Stranding.
https://www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFuckingLit/comments/hlphb7/dead_man_fingers_fungi_xylaria_polymorpha/
“Dead man toes!”
Proceeds to dance idiotically.
Need these colonized at my grave 🙃
you’re wrong that’s actually called *absolutely fucking not*
This is also how you end up with a corpse bride.
Dead man’s fingers huh?
Then explain the toes!!!
Came here for the Death Stranding references.
Was dissatisfied.
Nature really loves to fuck with us, huh
No wonder our ancestors thought the forests were scarry!
“ Dead man’s toe! Dead man’s toe! “
So, your telling me a fungus makes better hands and feet then our best trained AI!
In Spanish, we don’t have a word for toes. We call them “fingers of the foot”.
Oh I’ve seen these in elden ring don’t get too close
Watson! Something is afoot!
I mean imagine it’s 300 years ago and you’re like ten years old and playing hide and seek and you come across this shit. Your only education has been chores, basic reading/writing, and your religion. Scariest shit ever.
Ah Sheeeit! Even Fungi have toe fetishes.