Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Luminescent 'Shrooms

I found these pictures the other day, and thought they were extra awesome. They're a somewhat recently discovered mushroom in Japan (there are some in South America, too) that uses the same luminescent chemicals used by fireflies to glow in the dark. The theory is that since these 'shrooms are found in areas with very little wind, they rely on insects to spread their spores and attract these insects by glowing. These pictures are the variety called Mycena lux-coeli. I've looked for more info, but I can't find out if they're edible, deadly poisonous or psychedelic. I think it would be an awful shame, though, if glow-in-the-dark 'shrooms didn't give the most awesome visions.






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