Mycology is a complicated field

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poorly prepared peyote/mescaline

Wait, there’s a way to not destroy your stomach?

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You can trip, fall and die just walking to the bathroom. But more chanterelle for me then heh

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Yeah if I don’t shit I’ll also die though lol. More power to you if that’s what you enjoy though

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There are moments where hunting mushrooms in the wild can be very dangerous.

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I’m glad that it tries to warn you with its terrible taste

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Yes I'm allergic to all mushrooms I've tried - my allergy report just says "mushrooms" so I'd imagine that means all of them. Not anaphylactic but pretty severe bodily evacuation. I did know someone who was deadly allergic to them though, and he said the doctor told him that magic mushrooms would also kill him.

Are there mushrooms in beer? Beer gives me the runs but I always assumed that was because I also have a wheat intolerance.

That's okay, I'm used to questions. I'm also allergic to a ton of raw fruits (mainly apples which actually cause anaphylaxis) and raw veggies. Fine when they're cooked but just not raw ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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You don't have to shit in the bathroom though. But we all do our own risk/benefit assessment and it can be very different in different places. Here in Finland it's easy to pick good mushrooms and it's a common pastime, I think that's not the case everywhere.

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I've tasted Phalloides, it tastes soft and nutty

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Don't those all use a normal phone camera?

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the risk/reward is just insane.

I find this take ridiculous, there are poisonous fruits and vegetables would you never eat an apple just because there are poisonous fruits out there?

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I mean are there fruits that will kill me if I eat one that look like apples? And generally I wouldn’t eat any random fruit I found in the wild either unless I really had to.

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I mean are there fruits that will kill me if I eat one that look like apples?

Yes, there are they are called Manchineel. But that's beside the point.

You can pick mushrooms your whole life and never be in any risk, you stick to the beginner friendly species and I would bet you need to be drunk and/or legally blind to make a mistake.

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How much of it is needed to kill someone?

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Real ife loot boxes

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There's a few top edible mushrooms that look like nothing else. Good starting point

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Portabellos are super disgusting to me.

Interesting note that you may not know, surprised me when I learned it way back.

Those little white mushrooms that are everywhere, that are on pizza and you get in the store and portabellos (and cremini, if you've had those)? Same mushroom species! Just picked at different stages in their life cycle.

Agaricus bisporus - Wikipedia

(en.wikipedia.org)

When immature and white, this mushroom may be known as:

common mushroom

white mushroom[11]

button mushroom[11]

cultivated mushroom[12]

table mushroom

champignon (French for mushroom) de Paris

The above is what most people in the US think of if one talks about a "mushroom".

When immature and brown, it may be known variously as:

Swiss brown mushroom

Roman brown mushroom

Italian brown mushroom

cremini (also crimini) mushroom[13][14]

chestnut mushroom (not to be confused with Pholiota adiposa)

baby bella[13]

I've seen creminis occasionally.

When marketed in its mature state, the mushroom is brown with a cap measuring 10–15 cm (4–6 in).[14] This form is commonly sold under the names portobello,[14][15] portabella,[16] or portobella. The etymology is disputed.[14][15]

Those are commonly sold as stuff like meat substitutes on burgers.

Flying Squid

Huh! TIL.

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You don't know whether you pulled a legendary until the trees start talking

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It's never occured to me to wonder if deadly poisonous plants taste good. What does nightshade taste like?

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Geology is similar - one gray rock with brown spots is granite, another is zanzibarite - a name I just made up but that's the idea. Difference: geology generally won't kill you.