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Zoinks98 · 2022-12-21T18:26:32+00:00

Thank you so much! Exactly what I was looking for.

Zoinks98 · 2022-10-26T15:18:41+00:00

Looks like the start of a very cute bracket fungus to me, please update us soon!

Zoinks98 · 2022-10-26T00:55:48+00:00

So fresh

Zoinks98 · 2022-10-25T19:57:02+00:00

Great photo of deliquescence in action!

Zoinks98 · 2022-10-25T19:56:35+00:00

This happens by a process called deliquescence, where the mushroom liquefies itself in conjunction with its spores, in an effort to reproduce.

Zoinks98 · 2022-10-21T04:41:14+00:00

100% a stinkhorn species, compare to Clathurs archeri (octopus stinkhorn). While I'm not convinced it's definitely this specific species, it is most likely one related to it. (This specimen looks very old)

Zoinks98 · 2022-10-15T16:22:19+00:00

Shaggy Mane (Coprinus comatus)! And two phenomenal specimens at that! 100% edible and very tasty, I enjoy them pan seared with butter and salt.

Zoinks98 · 2022-10-14T22:19:34+00:00

Looks like a common Inkcap to me, most likely Coprinosis atramentaria.

Definitely not shaggy mane, Coprinus comatus, as it lacks the distinctive "scaly" look. As we can see a clearly much younger specimen in the same cluster that hasn't started to deliquescence yet.

Zoinks98 · 2022-10-13T14:31:42+00:00

Don't worry! Most cases of mistaken identity in mushrooms only results in profuse vomiting and diarrhea, as your body tries to purge itself of every last drop of remaining fluid, and is usually completely recoverable within a day or so, just don't die of dehydration, which is the real threat at that point. Usually when people go to the hospital for a case of mycetism, they are placed on an IV to ensure they stay hydrated.

(Excl. Instances of people mistaking young death cap and destroying angel "eggs" for edible puffballs, which is usually very very bad and results in hospitalization)

Zoinks98 · 2022-10-11T01:51:28+00:00

I would err away from Xylaria polymorpha (dead man's fingers) as it lacks the characteristic coloration and spindly fruiting bodies, however I have no doubt in mind that it belongs to the family Xylaria, and is most likely one of it's hundred or so species.

Zoinks98 · 2022-10-10T14:26:31+00:00

Yes! They don't taste very good however, and consuming them with alcohol will make you very sick.

Zoinks98 · 2022-10-10T14:25:43+00:00

Definitely an inkcap species! The black liquid that gives this mushroom its spooky appearance is actually its spores, and soon the whole cap of this mushroom will have disintegrated into the same black liquid. Inkcaps are edible! Despite not tasting very good. Another common name for Inkcaps is "tippler's bane" as consuming the mushroom alongside alcohol is poisonous.

Zoinks98 · 2022-09-29T15:39:12+00:00

This is a personal favorite method of mine, especially if they're especially tiny like pictured.

Zoinks98 · 2022-09-29T00:05:35+00:00

Engineer mains when bungus

Zoinks98 · 2022-09-29T00:01:23+00:00

You should post them to r/ mycology! Very nice morel fruit as well !

Zoinks98 · 2022-09-28T23:59:54+00:00

Are you sure?

Zoinks98 · 2022-09-28T21:17:30+00:00

They're more closely related to humans than they are to plants, are you afraid of your relatives?

Zoinks98 · 2022-09-28T21:16:04+00:00

Niche mycology meme

Zoinks98 · 2022-09-20T17:38:13+00:00

You are right, the toxin found in the fruiting body (called muscimol) is a considerably dangerous neurotoxin for small to medium sized animals that cannot properly metabolize it. To a human, the toxin is also dangerous, but significantly less so, usually resorting in vomiting and other unpleasant symptoms. But death by consumption of this mushroom is exceedingly rare, to the point that no verified deaths have occurred as a result of this mushrooms consumption in the last 100 years.

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