"Alien eggs hatching in the new forest" Internet baffled by mysterious '...

With red tentacles that appear to 'hatch' from a fleshy egg-like sac, it is little wonder this woodland fungus was mistaken for an alien life-form online.
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Images of the fungus, known as devil's fingers, sparked a Twitter frenzy after they were posted by wildlife enthusiast Dan Hoare with the caption 'alien eggs hatching in the New Forest'.

Photos of the unusual-looking growth attracted dozens of comments from curious social media users, with some saying it looked like and 'alien' and others branding it 'nightmare fuel'.
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