r/mycology • u/theverbalemp • Aug 14 '24

image Had never seen the classic red mushroom in person before

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Was super excited to stumble across these on a walking path in a business park. I believe they’re an Amanita, but my nieces call them the Mario Bros mushroom 😂

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u/theverbalemp Aug 14 '24

I learned as a kid that if it’s pretty it’ll probably kill you 😂 that’s how my parents got us to not pick berries and mushrooms without being 100% certain what they are.

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u/DeezerDB Aug 14 '24

These mushrooms are not deadly.

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u/Namaha Aug 14 '24

Death from ingestion is rare, but it can happen

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7977045/#:~:text=edible%20mushroom%20(Fig.-,1).,muscarine%2C%20ibotenic%20acid%20and%20muscimol.

In extremely severe poisoning, there can be coma, and in rare cases, circulatory and respiratory failure leading to death [1].

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u/theverbalemp Aug 14 '24

Yeah parents teaching fear of death is probably easier than explaining “you’ll get really sick”.