Octopus Stinkhorn Mushroom looks like an octopus and stinks like rotting flesh

The Octopus Stinkhorn Mushroom looks like an octopus and stinks like rotting flesh to attract flies that spread its spores, ensuring that its species spreads. The six-tentacle fungus, Clathrus archeri, is native to New Zealand and Australia, but is also found in the U.K. and North America.