Mother Nature never fails to amaze — and one of her strangest surprises is the Clathrus archeri mushroom, better known as “devil’s fingers.”

One look at it, and you’ll understand why it earned that eerie nickname. Native to New Zealand, Tasmania, and Australia, this bizarre fungus doesn’t even look like a mushroom — it resembles something alive and alien.

What makes it even more unusual is how it emerges. Unlike most mushrooms that simply sprout from the ground, this one develops inside a sac that looks like an egg. Watching it burst out of this shell can be quite unsettling. Once it does, it reveals four to eight tentacle-like arms, giving it its signature creepy appearance.