Experiencing Mother Nature in all her glory means appreciating her occasionally twisted sense of humor. She leaves her fingerprint on the weather, animals, and one of our favorite necessities: food.
Food. We need it. We like it, love it, and sometimes despise certain types. As you scroll through these pictures, you can decide which of these would be a necessity for your survival. Assembled below is a list of mutant fruit that may or may not have made it to someone’s belly.
Cool, funny, suspicious, or a little inappropriate, these superfreaks of nature are still edible in most cases. Fruit lovers will be given new things to dream about for a dessert, smoothie, or midday snack. Enjoy!
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Happy Eggplant
The eggplant is actually a fruit, but that doesn’t change the fact this pic is ripe for jokes.
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Monster Pomegranate
You’re singing the tune from Little Shop of Horrors right now because Seymour the Pomegranate wants to be fed.
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Lazy Watermelon
This watermelon just couldn’t seem to get into shape.
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Startling Pineapple
You either feel like running away or that you’ve just walked into the best surprise party ever. Should you eat this? Or will it eat you?
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Strawberry Flair
This probably tastes really good, but there’s also a small chance that aliens have landed in this strawberry-cloaked ship.
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Bristled Tomato
Looks yummy doesn’t it? Seriously, how many times have you met a bearded tomato?
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Embracing Apples
These two really, really love each other. Apple of each other’s eye.
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Wild Kiwi
It’s safe to guess that something went awry with this group.
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Cinched Cucumber
Another one in the fruit category that could be mistaken for several things here.
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Imprinted Lemon
This is what happens when you put bears on the citrus production line.
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Bananas in a Blanket
Yay, it’s twins! There’s nothing wrong with two bananas for the price of one.
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Cherry Action
For the record, this definitely is a cherry. Mm hmm. It is.
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Grape Fusion
Introducing the king of grapes. It’s what legends are made of.
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Bent Out of Shape Pears
Paired with number 7, these beauts could be packaged into a fruit basket and given as a gift. You decide who’s worthy of receiving it.
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Conjoined Oranges
Nothing, absolutely nothing can tear these four apart!
In actuality, mutations are not uncommon and can affect the color, shape, and taste of a food. It happens. And there are some grocery stores that price this produce at a discount to lure customers into buying these imperfect creations. However, many times these “ugly fruits” are discriminated against and tossed in the trash. What a waste!
Gardeners may even find some of these growing in a patch and there’s not much you can do about it. Pluck it, take a picture, and share a laugh (or shudder) with your friends.
Would you eat any of these fruits? Have you ever encountered a mutated fruit? What did you do with it?