Related: Is this the creepiest fungus in the forest? Yes, definitely.] Laura Baisas: Tell me a bit about Hydnellum peckii.

While the last big HBO series also centred around mushrooms (the cordyceps; brain-zombie-making variety in The Last of Us), ...

The origin of this eerie liquid, however, remains a mystery, sparking fascination among nature lovers and casual hikers alike ...

in this case a mushroom – and that it is called Bleeding Tooth Fungi. He adds: “The psychoactive compound in the sap creates a potent euphoric stimulant”, or, as Oz correctly surmised ...

Bleeding tooth fungus looks like a ghoulish forest crime scene. This type of mushroom called Hydnellum peckii also goes by “devil’s tooth fungus” or the much more pleasant sounding ...

Blood and teeth. That's fun. Since we're talking gore ... David Arora wrote in his 1986 gardening book Mushrooms Demystified that H. peckii fruit bodies have a taste comparable to "Danish pastry ...