00:00This might look like a dessert, but trust me, you don't want a bite of this creepy fungus.
00:07Known as the bleeding tooth fungus, this bizarre mushroom oozes a red blood-like liquid from its pores.
00:14It's completely real, and while it's not poisonous, it tastes so bitter that even animals avoid it.
00:21Found in North America and Europe, it lives in forests, forming symbiotic relationships with trees.
00:28That blood is actually a pigment packed with anticoagulant properties, scientists are studying.
00:34Looks like a vampire snack, right?
00:37Nature is full of strange surprises. Follow for more bizarre biology.
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