Posted by on July 14th, 2012

Crime scene photo?

Nope.

Latest bath-salt/synthetic marijuana zombie attack victim?

Nope.

Bad timing with the Enterprise’s transporter?

uh…Nope.

This awesome piece of ugly mimicry is all-natural, folks.

It’s a fungus.

Called the Auricularia auricula-judae, this grotesque-looking piece of work is a fungus commonly referred to as Judas’ Ear, Jelly Ear or Common Ear Fungus. Fitting.

Found all over the world on elder trees, the fungus is bland-tasting but occasionally used as a remedy for a sore throat in Asia and Europe.

In America it’s probably beneficial when used as a remedy for freaking out annoying children.

[Kuriositas]

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