16 Most Bizarre Mushroom And Fungi Species In The World

The Bizarre Mushroom That Looks Like A Bleeding Tooth (Hydnellum pecki): The Bleeding Tooth is undoubtedly a bizarre mushroom species, and its appearance is also pretty unsettling. Found in various parts of the world and not to be eaten, the body of a young Bleeding Tooth mushroom bleeds a pigment that contains anticoagulant properties, like blood thinners. Older specimens are brownish colored. The gooey red liquid that bleeds out of this weird mushroom is actually a sap of sorts. It's made by a process called guttation, during which the soil surrounding the fungi becomes very wet and is able to force water into the roots of the mushroom through osmosis. This creates enough pressure within the mushroom that the liquid is squeezed out of it.