teeny mushrooms for an odd mycologist

[@made.online2149]

Love how youtube actually recommends small channels now. I'm excited for your excitement!

[@MartijnPennings]

Lesson 1 in mycology is asking each mushroom "well, well, well.... What..are..y0000uuu?!"

[@MartijnPennings]

Lesson 2 is: if they answer it's probably not a mushroom

[@tairneanaich]

It‘s only polite!

[@GuyBelievesInWorldPeace]

📝✍️ 🙂‍↕️🤔

[@gastonmarian7261]

"this is not an *educational* channel; this is an *observational* channel" real science right here

[@angelomontiel3047]

I think even the most unassuming mushrooms may have something to offer.

[@user-sf9gs2pg1b]

I'd watch a series of you just picking up random different mushrooms and identifying them, lol.

[@mr.bulldops7692]

"I look like Lenny Kravitz wasn't famous" 😂 btw your A/V set up is great, especially your audio. And the editing on the long form is super good. Thoroughly enjoyable journey to discover a completely banal mushroom species.

[@BadNaturalist]

Thank you!! 😁

[@ssswords]

No one knows anything about mushrooms. We think we know, but mushrooms are the biggest mystery in the universe. It's a mushroom's world, we're just living in it.

[@heck3143]

Apparently Fruit flies born on the international space station are born with their fungal immune system massively depleted. Bacterial immune system works fine, but it's like being born off planet shuts down your ability to resist fungal infection. Most fucked part? Being subjected to high gravity on re-entry reactivated their fungal immune system and strengthened it. I don't know what the fuck that means or what to do with that info. But it seemed like you're a person who would appreciate that bonkers little fact. Mushrooms and fungus are something ELSE

[@Beardqt]

hopefully they evolve to devour hubris soon

[@CMelon-xe1qc]

Tell me the name of God you fungal piece of shit

[@Donteatacowman]

so mushroom to grow

[@Blutzen]

5:08 Dear Sage from the Future, you leave Sage from the Past alone, I am absolutely enamored with her constantly looking around at other things as if deep in thought but switching thoughts; it is very relatable to me, personally.

[@SuperPhoneDialer]

OFCOURSE IT WAS WORTH COLLECTING AND IDENTIFYING THINK OF ALL THE KNOWLEDGEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! lvl 1 mushroom: IDENTIFIED! Now, onwards!!!!!

[@IvanLachrymose]

This was fantastic to watch. I could listen to you ramble about a gross pumpkin for an hour. As a botany hobbyist, there are so many parallels in my own life to what I just witnessed. Your captions are super brutal, this was great, the editing was great, your camera presence was great too.

[@darcieclements4880]

I deeply appreciate her end conclusion.

[@oliviab4079]

Watching this channel gives me that same giddy feeling I got as a kid being in middle school science class learning about new weird things

[@elisatantari6867]

I just realized you are litterally a sim, giong around other people's lawns picking mushrooms (no frogs and stones for now), and I love that for you.

[@ltlbuddha]

Proto Joey Santori with less angst and cussing

[@BadNaturalist]

Well dang if that isn't the finest compliment ive ever received! Uh go kiss ya mutha bye

[@eoubre6030]

The SERATONIN this channel gives me 😢 Every video is an absolute BANGER. I love your excitement and honesty. You make me want to start a KZbin.

[@Azerengelslastlaugh]

5:52 "I'm always worried that my neighbor think I'm like, doing weird drug stuff, i swear its not, it's just science" I'm loving how everything you say is a quote 🤣

[@UEatPoo]

Yup, thats how quotes work

[@AKcess_Dnied]

Neat!

[@mj-sw2nh]

Sage I came from your beaver video and I’m obsessed, the way you explain things is so easy to understand and Im excited to see what wacky things you teach us about in the future :)

[@rho-bot]

phrasing 💀

[@mj-sw2nh]

@@rho-bot brooo that’s sick ☹️☹️☹️ no way you mean what I think you mean

[@rho-bot]

@@mj-sw2nh um, what do you think i mean?

[@mj-sw2nh]

@@rho-bot bro i can’t read your mind, what did YOU mean???

[@rho-bot]

@@mj-sw2nh so have you seen that show the office? where michael likes to say "that's what she said", and sometimes it's funny and sometimes cringe and often both? that's what i was tryna do

[@zozzleberryfin1735]

The part of me that gets weirdly fascinated by random scientific fields at random times is living vicariously through this video. I admire the drive to put this much effort into a hobby like this.

[@ErikSmith-h6y]

As a newbie myself its so refreshing to see someone being up-front about their experience level but still entertaining and informative! I come to YT to learn but sometimes all the other naturalist channels just get overwhelming and confusing because its like, if i dont have a degree in this how will i ever be able to id anything

[@raygatana1886]

I'll be honest, this video is just as entertaining as if it was something exciting like psylocibin. You just presented all the information in such a fun way that as someone with zero interest in mushrooms I was hooked from the get go. Good content

[@jmaessen3531]

Loved this video, so fun!! And statements like "wanna see the bucket full of gross stuff?!" usually means ive found cool people 🎉 🍄 🫶🏻 🕺🏻 I get excited each year when the little fruits pop out on the lawns in my apartment complex. Makes me happy that the soil is probably doing good despite all this concrete if mycellium is down there. Cant wait to poke around, grab a couple, and stick em under the microscope!! I've never done a spore print! You've inspired me!!

[@GropEyurnuss]

I beleive that may be an old reishi mushroom you found under the tree.

[@BadNaturalist]

upon further consideration I think you might be right! Guess I gotta do a followup on it.

[@tran_genetic]

yes!!! they get that very characteristic tough skin on the top with age. I used to keep one as a lil house decoration :~) Reishi, so stoic; Ganoderma, what a name! what spores did you make?

[@glutenfree4255]

i cannot stress this enough, this is peak youtube

[@Ecotasia]

I really enjoyed my mycology class, really love your enthusiasm.

[@D415h4n34]

Shout out to southern coastal CA, born and raised there💖

[@imournhim]

But you figured it out!!! You are now a slightly better naturalist! Absolutely loving your channel.

[@ellejuniper]

That ending killed me... I'm laughing so hard. Thank you for this breath of fresh air.

[@lashadi1445]

You are literally doing what I want to be doing for funzies... since a wee thing, like ive been reading about mushrooms (pyschoactive and otherwise!) since childhood and i am never not amazed by (any species!!) in the grass 🙂

[@AlexisLee1999]

This felt like being on FaceTime with a best friend

[@you-said-yes]

11:57 looking forward to hearing about what the result of the pumpkin is in two months!

[@BadNaturalist]

Its coming. And i assure you its HORRIBLE.

[@djerrixantana]

Dope, def keep goin

[@D415h4n34]

2:46 i love to observe so the algorithm got it right feeding your content to me😂👑

[@thwomp363]

Very excited for next month because the mushrooms I find interesting come out alot more, such as ink cap mushrooms, they're cool, tip if you ever get one, keep in a contained space you don't mind black ink being exploded all over, a friend of my mum's got one a few years ago and forgot to take it out of his car for a few days and the mushroom exploded :)

[@kipofthemany2213]

Sage, you are highly entertaining! Please keep doing what you're doing!

[@thelocalbionerd]

this burger joint has an entire ecosystem of little friends omg (also going to be checking all of my local burger joints for those fun little gis now)

[@autonomic_pilot]

"if lenny kravitz wasn't famous" roflmao grrrl i love this whole thing and your whole vibe. amaturism will win out when capitalism finally devours itself

[@quantumz1348]

Great video. I'm so glad I was recommended the channel now so that I can build up anticipation for the potential pumpkin video.

[@LavenderSpell111]

Dude, yur doing real science stuff. Thats more than anyone else I know. Kudos

[@darcieclements4880]

The agar agar plates are hardcore. Granted I have a microscope next to me so I don't know that I can really say much to that, but I don't think I've ever gone quite far enough to to the agar agar plates for anything outside of school.

[@Nabooru]

I found your channel after the most recent pumpkin video, so watching this after and seeing you pull out the pumpkin had me in stitches!

[@AKGuloGulo]

Your enthusiasm for nature stuff is so entertaining and you seem hella cool to chill with

[@StephenMHnilica]

I have a not unreasonable interest in most of the subjects you've covered. I'll probably watch every video on your channel. Love your delivery.

[@luccagiannechini2818]

Probably the best video I've seen all year, love the enthusiasm, also the premise, oh, and the execution was flawless. Don't get a better low light phone, the one you have conveys gritty realism tantamount to urban mycological exploration.

[@addie1080]

The ending cracked me up, I'm so cheesed I found this channel!

[@seltsameseeds]

the storytelling here is great! I'm just starting getting into birdwatching and this saga feels so relatable

[@blakeellis2644]

So happy to find you on KZbin! Loved your frog mushroom series on TikTok, can't wait to watch everything you've released so far

[@tyrannosarcophagous3447]

i'm here from your beaver video (loved that one too), and I just have to say I love your vibes and the chaotic joy you feel for about your own hijinks. i love seeing people keeping it weird and educational on the internet.

[@no.lloydering]

As a beginner mycologist with less equipment, trying to get my 8 y/o into it(with moderate success), I appreciate your efforts immensely. Got a sub from me on this one

[@Flailmorpho]

you are unbelievably charismatic and adorable

[@krishnanandaarevalo1112]

I hope to see more of this channel 😊

[@onetwothree7627]

Mycologists are just people who love mushrooms 😭😭😭 I think I love you

[@ashtree1917]

Idk how founded this is, but if the spore print was black on that one group you collected near the lawn mowers mushroom on the second outing, it may be Panaeolus Cinctulus (Subbatulous if your guide is old). They often share habitat and morpholically they looked correct

[@Elliana2002]

Im 3 minutes in and I LOVE this. I just got into mycology in mid August. Ive always loved mushrooms, but always had a deep fear of them instilled in me, all I would ever do is kick em. Now I go outside every day to look at muchrooms!!!! Theres so many!!! My favourite right now is cortinarius purpurascens. Its a bright, vivid purple when you find it at the right time (it later turns brown) and it is just onr of the prettiest, gorgeous and adorable mushrooms ive found. I am sad I cant eat it, but I use it to fertilize my flowers and for compost.

[@JamieCracker]

I'm so glad I found your channel on youtube my goodness

[@talafenrith7042]

This was a glorious journey, thank you for taking us with you!

[@mossmacabre5885]

I'm obsessed with your editing style please keep being you

[@andrewm2971]

This channel makes me so happy

[@gumbyno5808]

I absolutely love your energy

[@echorome6260]

I just think you're wonderful Sage.

[@rho-bot]

looking forward to the gross pumpkin reveal! (also, lenny kravitz wishes)

[@BadNaturalist]

I checked on it last week is HORRID 😅

[@bingo36able]

I just randomly stumbled across this video, but wow i love this! You present with so much enthusiasm, its incredibly infectious and a fantastic way to start the day with much whimsy and curiosity! Subscribed!

[@melanieatreides2]

I love this channel ❤

[@noviceunicorn]

ough I keep finding your videos late at night and I aaaaa so good you can't keep captivating me with cool facts and things I simply must knoww

[@franciscotovar7536]

Keep it up! I'm loving your content so far...

[@danmur15]

Are we getting a pumpkin update for Halloween?

[@bensvennal3298]

this was so cool to watch!! do you do this often? any tips for where to find mushrooms (like right after rain or just out and about) in urban areas?

[@liamsmith5505]

This was genuinely so entertaining and definitely my kind of content!!!

[@dawghouse5892]

Love you already keep pushing out that real shit!!! 😳💕 exited to see your channel grow

[@hanabarrett6046]

this is so soothing

[@ChandraOrr]

Wanna see a bucket full of gross stuff? Yes, please. You're my new favorite person.

[@aboynamedben5457]

this has brought me so much joy

[@zombistaydead2679]

This was extremy enjoyable. Excited for the pumpkin vid!

[@katdeasyy]

thanks for sharing your adventures!

[@victoriousbooks]

Now I wanna spend a weekend with you and mushrooms 🍄 I've only microdosed but I get very giggly the first time after taking a break and it's been years You're so fun thank you for all dopamine ❤

[@Lady8D]

3:00 7.7k and counting...did you get that phone?

[@BadNaturalist]

I did! Funny enough i havent needed to film in low light since so it hasnt had a chance to show off

[@CeilingOpossum]

5:50 me when I get asked “why do you know that” after sharing a fun fact

[@bar111a.5]

Absolutely love your vibe! Biology rocks! Wish you the absolute best 🙌🏻❤️

[@cakegamu9605]

As a mycologist myself, I am ASTOUNDED at how CLEAN that cloned agar sample is. You're working on the floor, with no flow hood. What the hell?!? How is that sample so CLEAN?!?😂

[@CryptoTonight9393]

Anyone who willingly listens to NPR has a special place in my heart ❤

[@greatemeraldgoat5029]

Love your energy dude.

[@cakegamu9605]

Also, a piece of advice for identifying (most) psilocybes - look for blue bruising! If you pluck one outta the ground, it'll likely turn a sort of dark greyish blue as the psilocybin oxidates! Note: not all mushrooms that bruise blue are psilocybin containing!

[@sandstorm0714]

What medecine originated from pumpkin mold before it was refined and mass produced? Penecillin or Insulin, or something right? Very interested to see what's going on with the pumpkin.

[@thatfuzzypotato1877]

That just made me go "ah shit" because this reminded me that this hobby could kill me with my lethal PCN allergy lol

[@jno805]

The one person actually ordering spores to look at under the microscope lol

[@shondravoss2224]

I absolutely love your vids! "Remember this isn't a science channel, it's an observation channel" 😂😂😂

[@TeethToothman]

I loved every second of this and now I'm going to watch all of your videos lol

[@AKASyx]

7:15 One of the best self owns I've heard in a minute 😂

[@celsient]

huge fan! impeccable vibes ✨

[@greyscaleanatomy3529]

Adore this! Absolutely subscribing

[@MayoteeSammich]

Mushrooms are awesome. I love fungi. Your pretty cool :)

[@xv1distort]

I'm here from TikTok 👋🏼 Keep up the great work!

[@BadNaturalist]

Woah thanks!!

[@RonaldDonald-m7v]

Oh, yep looks like you got it. It was definitly worth collecting. Did you know they contain seratonin? It can be kind of hard to tell panaeolus apart from psathyrella but they are two of the genera i come across most often. Psathrella are super fragile.

[@xotoast]

I sing a song to myself when looking for mushrooms. "Is it a mushroom or is it just garrrbageeee? ..... It's garbage" (always) When I got into mycology, I promised myself I wouldn't eat any, because I'm not smart enough. But after like 2 months I found herricium. Took that baby home and ate it. Soooo delicious.

[@panamir]

omg i love this so much actually

[@sydneywilkinson3858]

“Not even worth collecting and identifying”, well, I’ve never heard of it, so even if you think it’s common and not worth it,at the very least, ONE person learned how to identify that mushroom. And even if I did know the mushroom, this video is showing me the basics on how to identify mushrooms, even if the mushroom is common.

[@ragsthedoll378]

I hope you get big enough to be able to go to school for the things you clearly love! Mycology is an amazing thing to study.

[@IcyDayMars]

I LOVEEE MUSHROOMS!!! I also love your energy agaugsusajgsusg

[@valentinesillymode]

3 months until we find out about the pumpkin

[@izzye3833]

I like your videos. They’re very casual.

[@CatFish107]

Ooh, the end result freaking resonates with me. That is a foundational experience right there. "Wanna see the bucket of X" is the kind of thing my kind of people would say. NERRRRRD! (adulatory)

[@Maggie-cw8qf]

the Lenny Kravitz joke was top tier 🤣

[@snigwithasword1284]

Hello so nice to meet you! shakes hands with mycelium threads 😁

[@MennoNate]

Loved this video, and can relate deeply to the ending 😂. I am a wildly average birder. Sometimes I'll hear a bird and be like "Ooo ooo Ooo, I haven't heard that one before" only to find out it's a Song Sparrow 🤦... It's fun being dumb, it means I get to learn, haha!