Category Archives: Nature

Rawr!

Posted on December 15, 2011 by

The Foraging Photographer captures this awesome Amanita which a slug had chewed into a scary face, complete with jagged teeth (made by the gills):

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Mushroom Edibility paper

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

Newly added to the Resources page: “A Study of Cultural Bias in Field Guide Determinations of Mushroom Edibility Using the Iconic Mushroom, Amanita muscaria, as an Example” by William Rubel and David Arora (links to PDF on Arora’s website) An interesting discussion … Continue reading →

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Magic Mushroom Slideshow

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

Check out the great slideshow “Magic Mushrooms In My Yard” on Discovery News. Some really great closeup photographs of fly agaric, accompanied by common information.

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From below

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

The mushroom emerges so swiftly from below the loam, it pushes up the mosses and plants as it grows: via whisperingwillow.tumbler.com

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Ein Mannlein steht im Walde…

Posted on May 18, 2011 by

This appears to be some kind of PSA about preserving forests – it uses a wonderful old German children’s song about the Amanita mushroom.

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Time Lapse

Posted on January 21, 2011 by

Time lapse video of an amanita going from rounded cap to upturned disk over a couple days. Quite beautiful.

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Squirrels gathering amanitas

Posted on December 19, 2010 by

From Elva’s Field Notes, where she watches chickarees (a type of squirrel) gather a harvest for the winter, including amanitas: “For a little variety he nibbles on mushrooms. The area offers both boletus and I’m pretty sure he is finding … Continue reading →

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