







A list of the most delicious and safest edible mushrooms for beginner foragers, including chanterelles, oyster, and hen of the woods.
Wild About Mushrooms: Contents
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Mushrooms evolved psychedelics twice, baffling scientists
Researchers found that magic mushrooms and fiber caps independently evolved different biochemical pathways to create psilocybin. This convergence shows nature’s ingenuity, but the reason why remains unknown—possibly predator deterrence. Beyond evolutionary mystery, the discovery provides new enzyme tools for biotech, with promising applications for producing psilocybin-based medicines.

The fungal mind: on the evidence for mushroom intelligence | Psyche Ideas
The evidence for fungal intelligence is in: they can operate as individuals, make decisions, learn, and have short-term memory

Second flush of pink oyster mushrooms. They were perfect in a quiche this weekend! #mushrooms #fungifriends #fungi
Little mushroom grows out of bark covered in lichens #FungiFriday #mycology #mushrooms #nature #photography