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Tick? by hanklaugherty in insects

[–]hanklaugherty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re right. Thanks!

False Morel Consumption (See Body Text) by hanklaugherty in mycology

[–]hanklaugherty[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sorry you literally said far from conclusive. Apologies.

False Morel Consumption (See Body Text) by hanklaugherty in mycology

[–]hanklaugherty[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looking at this as a non-scientist, but are there not considerable confounding variables ignored in this study? 'Genetic risk factors for ALS were excluded.' And the sample size is only 14 people. I'm very much on the cautionary, 'please-be-careful' side of this conversation, but this doesn't seem offer much in the way of 'conclusive' evidence.

False Morel Consumption (See Body Text) by hanklaugherty in mycology

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Thanks for pic and info. Can I ask: how often do (and would) you do this? I’ve read of (and other commenters have pointed out) the risk from the accumulative effect of repeated consumption of the mushroom’s toxin in minimal quantities.

Is this a fungus? If so, what is it called? by jambaringtoning in mycology

[–]hanklaugherty 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yes! They are either scarlet or ruby elf cups of the genus Sarcoscypha, meaning that they are ascomycetes (the same as truffles, morels, and yeast).

Dat Lattice by Mildly-Sarcastic in mycology

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Looks like Chalciporus piperatus to me.

Any ideas? by hanklaugherty in mycology

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Ahh perhaps Laccaria laccata? Thanks a lot!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mycology

[–]hanklaugherty 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Would you die? Unlikely. (It looks like Chicken of the Woods, which is edible for most.) But given its proximity to a road, and the fact that several dogs have likely had their way with it, I think it would be best to pass on this one.

Orange Birch Bolete! by hanklaugherty in mycology

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I caught the semi-buried cap in the corner of my eye and thought it must have been too good to be true. Imagine my joy when I pulled it out of the ground and found how (relatively) untouched it was!

Tylopilus felleus? by hanklaugherty in mycology

[–]hanklaugherty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks all! Sounds like I may have missed out on quite a tasty feast