Fly Agaric Mushrooms is a photograph by Simon Fraser/science Photo Library which was uploaded on September 28th, 2018.
Fly Agaric Mushrooms
Fly agaric mushrooms (Amanita muscaria) are powerfully hallucinogenic, containing the drugs ibotenic acid and muscimol. The effects are... more
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Fly Agaric Mushrooms
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Simon Fraser/science Photo Library
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Fly agaric mushrooms (Amanita muscaria) are powerfully hallucinogenic, containing the drugs ibotenic acid and muscimol. The effects are unpredictable, and a few deaths have been attributed to this mushroom. It takes its name from the medieval practice of breaking the caps into a saucer of milk in order to stupefy flies. It is commonly found amongst birch trees in temperate regions in autumn.
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