Humans have been processing plants for their narcotic effects for at least 5000 years, historically for ceremonial purposes, to deal with harsh environmental conditions or difficult situations, and sometimes even to supplement...

Toadstool and mushroom are merely unscientific labels to define different varieties of fungus. Yes, the mushroom that we eat is actually a fungus! There is a popular consensus that while mushrooms are white-capped species that grow in...

Toadstool and mushroom are merely unscientific labels to define different varieties of fungus. Yes, the mushroom that we eat is actually a fungus! There is a popular consensus that while mushrooms are white-capped species that grow in...

Giant mushrooms on the meadow at sunset. Pan left to right.

Meadow full of mushrooms.

Big mushrooms in the nature. Camera pan left to right.

Mushroom on frorest soil.

Fly Agaric Mushrooms on forest soil.

MCU Toadstools growing on fallen tree, Mauritius

Toadstools on fallen tree trunk, Maliau Basin, Sabah, Borneo

Fly Agaric Mushroom on mossy ground.

Ink cap toadstool (Coprinus sp.) growing, Fly agaric (Amanita muscari) in background

MCU Toadstools growing on log, Amazon

Fly Agaric Mushroom on mossy ground.

Mushroom on frorest soil.

T/L Fly agaric (Amanita muscari) fungus emerging from leaf litter, United Kingdom, Top shot

NTSC: Mushroom

NTSC: Fly Agaric Mushroom

Fly agaric toadstools (Amanita muscari) growing

Group of Fly agaric toadstools (Amanita muscari) growing and caps opening

Group of Fly agaric (Amanita muscari) toadstools growing

Group of Fly agaric toadstools (Amanita muscari) growing and caps opening, track across

Fly agaric toadstool (Amanita muscari) growing whilst other rots away, Ink cap (COprinus sp.) growing

Fly agaric toadstool (Amanita muscari) growing, track across