Nature is amazing. Just a a quick walk outside is enough to convince most people of the beauty of creation. Occasionally though, Mother Nature likes to throw a curve ball. A freaky curve ball that boggles the mind.
These 20 plants are unbelievably strange. If you ever saw one of these out in the wild, at the very least you'd do a double take. I know if I saw any of these plants on a hike, I'd promptly run away screaming about how the aliens are invading.

1.) The Dracula Orchid. Wow no thanks.

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2.) Grinning Monkey Orchids. This just seems too suspicious not to be an alien trap.

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3.) Octopus Stinkhorn. Oh man. Gross!

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4.) Red Cage Fungus. What the...?!

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5.) Lithops. I don't want to step on these.

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6.) Strangler Fig. If you walk quietly it won't attack you.

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7.) Bleeding Tooth Fungus. All the fun of the dentist, none of the fuss.

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8.) Welwitschia mirabilis AKA the world's most resilient plant.