#deadly toxic

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Destroying Angel - Amanita bisporigera

(Early August)

Serving looks with the stem ring left behind from their partial veil

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Destroying Angel - Amanita bisporigera

A pair of late summer Destroying Angels in the shadow of an oak tree

It's been the first crisp day after a heat wave: great for walking, less great for mushrooms. I was hoping for black trumpets and chanterelles and found these deadly poisonous beauties instead.

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Destroying Angel - Amanita bisporigera

The first time I tried to take a spore print of one of these angels, the mushroom liquified into a pool of maggots. I thought that was very appropriately metal (and sexy) of this mushroom, and that this possibly indicated that I was living inside a horror movie, and this was the point where the audience was screaming at me to "get rid of the fucking mushrooms, IDIOT."

So, I only let this mushroom sit for two hours and here we are: faint, but lovely white print.