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octopus stinkhorn (mander.xyz)
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[–] [email protected] 125 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (5 children)

Clathrus archeri is not known to be toxic, however, consuming this fungus would not be enjoyable. Due to the rotting stench of stinkhorns, culinary application is not a common thought. There is also no record of the fungus being treated as a delicacy.

Lol. Damn near every fungi on Wikipedia has a toxicology section. But this one is just like, No one would ever think about eating this so who fucking knows?

[–] [email protected] 71 points 8 months ago

All fungi are edible. Some are only edible once.

-Terry Pratchett

[–] [email protected] 23 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Maybe despite it's shite smell it's like super duper delicious and nobody has tried until now?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago

You go first.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago

Or maybe it's a super food like Durian

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

What's that fruit that smells like sewage?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Durian?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

Yeah that one

[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago (1 children)

This one obviously doesn't want us to eat it haha.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Might be a hell of a trip though.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

So yeah, it's likely no one has ever tried to eat one... but I feel pretty confident someone's tried to fuck one.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I have a valuable cylinder stuck in a octopus stinkhorn and I can't get it out, what do I do?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Rip and tear until it is done

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

The ripping and the tearing. The ripping are the tearing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

To shreds you say?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

That's crazy. There are people out there who intentionally rot meat in order to eat it, but this one comes pre-smelly and it's not actually rotten and nobody eats it? That's fucked up