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24-SEP-2001 EdW

Aminita Pantherina (?)

Fisher Road

Taken a few years ago. This is the mature mushroom - very pretty but poisonous.

Nikon Coolpix 995
1/83s f/3.4 at 8.4mm iso100 full exif

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Cowichan Valley Camera Club05-Jan-2007 16:29
Hallucinogens are as old as civilization. Many cultures recorded eating certain plants specifically to induce visions or alter the perception of reality. Often these hallucinations were part of a religious or prophetic experience. Shamans in Siberia were known to eat the hallucinogenic mushroom Amanita muscaria. The ancient Greeks and the Vikings also used naturally occurring plant hallucinogens. Peyote, a spineless cactus native to the southwestern United States and Mexico was used by native peoples, including the Aztecs, to produce visions. HW
kevin 21-Sep-2006 20:45
yes theese are muscaria and theese are also hallucinogenic check out www.erowid.org for proper dosage information, theese mushrooms are totally LEGAL!!
Cowichan Valley Camera Club20-May-2005 00:09
Hi Ed ,
These are also Amanita muscaria, good shot........Norm
Cowichan Valley Camera Club06-May-2005 13:16
Great shots ED.
Heather