The Only Antidote For Death Cap Mushrooms Is A Transplant

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[@JEMurl]

“Not so fun-gi” ☝️

[@jeythegrey]

There is a story about a family in switzerland that died because the father (a forager) collected death cap mushroom by accident and made a soup out of them. One kid survived because she had a flu which caused her to vomit out the soup with the death cap, before enough of the toxin reached her intestinal tract. The one time a flu actually saved someone from certain death.

[@lunaballuna]

This is why I NEVER give my family anything I've foraged unless I 100% know what it is without any possible doubt. Mushrooms and nuts, yeah, they don't make that cut so only I end up eating them unless they are chicken/hen of the woods, black morels, black trumpets, and a few other easily identified fungi that have almost/absolutely no toxic lookalikes.

[@dannil9878]

There’s a story about an Australian woman who made a deathcap soup for her ex and his family. They all died

[@Trump.is.a.nazzii]

I wish a full botany and foraging education was part of everyone's school curriculum! We've lost the knowledge to feed ourselves from Mother Earth, AND the knowledge of what can kill us.

[@neomt2]

Fungi are not under same the phylogeny as plants. I think you meant Mycology :) not botany ​@kayleighgroenendal8473

[@StayProteus]

Drinking alcohol is also an antidote for antifreeze and other non drinkable/poisonous alcohols because it blocks the alcohol receptors in the liver with itself which prevents from absorbing as much of the poisonous alcohol. I may have the technical aspect slightly wrong but I know it does help and actually prevented this dude in the early 1900s from dying from constant poisoning attempts involving all kinds of stuff solely because he was a major drunk

[@PieterBreda]

I once had a course in Finding food in nature and the guide said about mushrooms: leave them alone unless you truly and definitely know them well.

[@scottvelez3154]

Is there not a way to lab test them, as in genetically or chemical test them for toxins?

[@sortasurvival5482]

There are old mushroom hunters and bold mushroom hunters, but there are no old and bold mushroom hunters.

[@niccosalonga9009]

​@@scottvelez3154Well, yes. Why do you ask?

[@MaoRatto]

@@niccosalonga9009 Why do you answer? :)

[@GraemeGunn]

wow great

[@TheZoltanChronicles]

I remember when I was in second grade, there was a kid in our school who used to insist that the mushrooms you find on the ground are all exactly the same as the ones you see in the grocery store. I never knew the kid's name, I just met him once or twice at recess. But the image of him saying: "They're fine, see!" as he grabed some random mushrooms off the ground with complete confidence and eating them right there will be forever burned into my memory. I also remember hearing through the grapevine at a later date that some kid who went to our school was rushed to the hospital for eating poisonous mushrooms.

[@lachouette_et_le_phoque]

Even if they were safe to eat in principle, the large majority of mushrooms are NOT safe to eat raw, so he missed the first principle of mushroom foraging :D I hope it only gave him a tummy ache to teach him to not do that anymore.

[@marsbase3729]

dude, I'm so glad I didn't get that idea, because I did some dumb shit as a kid... and sometimes as an adult 😝

[@pinkyandbrain1495]

​@@lachouette_et_le_phoquehe died

[@pentalarclikesit822]

There is a large percentage of even veteran mushroom hunters who have the rule to never eat *any* Amanita.

[@EdmundSampson-pd7vi]

Wrong, muscaria are quite harmless

[@pentalarclikesit822]

@@EdmundSampson-pd7vi True, but that's also probably the easiest to identify. About the only one that muscaria can be confused with is pantherina But any others? Personally I think anyone looking to collect wild mushrooms should carry KOH solution. But it's really not a matter of people misidentifying fly agarics or panthers. Its' a matter of people mistaking death caps and destroying angels with edible species.

[@EdmundSampson-pd7vi]

@@pentalarclikesit822 oh yeah definitely, sorry to be a Nancy nit pic, I hate those people and I just became one😑

[@DanielDay-dv8uw]

I found one of these in yard once, the mushroom was so pretty I picked it, couldn't find anything online about it at the time so I took one little nibble of it...ended up in the hospital with so much pain I stayed overnight & was so delirious I shit myself, not a great experience but I came out alive.

[@tripleh327]

as a kid i had the same idea i picked up a mushroom and showed it to my granpa at our farm. when i was trying to putting it in my mouth he slapped me so hard i still remembered it the very next thing he did was assembling everyone of us kids(me and my two cousins) and teaching us NEVER to touch AND ABSOLUTELY NEVER to eat wild mushroom he scared the hell out of us that day he saved my life you are lucky to be alive

[@classicmatt6155]

I’m sure you didn’t and just want attention….

[@goldenpony822]

​@@classicmatt6155projecting much or just average trolling? Ps: some friend was planning on us both eating some random shroom from his sidehill but because I was seriously deadpan not going to take any , he hesitated and ended up doing just what you described instead (thankfully).

[@TheGhostFart]

@@goldenpony822 then everyone clapped in response to how you owned le troll

[@Mavczers]

Last fall there was an article in my country where a grandmother mistook some Macrolepiota procera and mixed in a few death cap mushrooms into the stew. She survived but two of her grandchildren didn't. With mushrooms there is one tip: if you are not 100% sure it's save then don't eat it.

[@jamesbullo]

Some people think they are 100% and then stories like this happen. So sad.

[@fariesz6786]

it goes for plants and basically any other organism as well. it's just that mushrooms have this unhealthy appeal to people somehow. still, stay away from any parsley relative if you are not one bloody hundred percent certain what it is. also how for the love of everything under the sun does one mix up _M. procera_ and _A. phalloides?_ then again you never know how it really happened. especially if they foraged with kids. it's important to sort of ritualise when it is allowed to even put _anything_ in the basket. still sad.

[@Soundbrigade]

@@jamesbulloMake it 200% then.

[@davidmescher2526]

There was a case in Oregon (I think, it got mentioned in Reader's Digest many years ago) where a Chinese family cooked some local mushrooms. Four of the five required (and got, by some miracle) liver transplants.

[@arthas640]

you cant tell me what to do, you're not my real mom!

[@FFA441]

Just gonna play it safe and eat mushrooms from the grocery store

[@e.s.lavall9219]

If you don't want to spend heaps of time and effort studying mushroom foraging, this is the way

[@trinodot8112]

You can use mushroom id apps and they're accurate about 98% of the time.

[@NathyIsabella]

​@@trinodot8112 what about the 2% you mistake a poisonous one? 😅

[@KenColton]

@@NathyIsabella We never hear from those 2%. Im sure they are fine. ☠️

[@88marome]

@KenColton Actually I did see a report like that here on KZbin.

[@matchrocket1702]

In 1969 I spent the summer living in the woods of Southern Vermont. My diet was limited to mostly brown rice so to supplement it I would hunt the area for mushrooms. Fortunately, for mushrooms at least, it was a wet summer. There was a least a mushroom or two every square meter. I had a well illustrated mushroom book to guide me on my forays into the woods. However, I was so concerned about the dreadful "death caps" that stayed primarily to coral mushrooms. They were safe. They also cooked up rather well.

[@Seagaltalk]

This is why I like civilization and grocery stores

[@erikreber3695]

I used to forage for fun mushrooms. The food, stem, gills, cap shape/texture, spore print and color all needed to make 100% identification. Found and identified a few species not known in the state I was in at this time. Was pretty proud of that for some reason.

[@goldenpony822]

Why be neutral or ashamed about furthering mushroom science 💛

[@geoffreyherrick298]

"I collect spores, molds, and fungus." -Egon Spengler

[@NudePostingConspiracyTheories]

Well, its pretty cool

[@neoplan6116]

Here in Germany everybody who lives around forests knows about this mushroom, I remember that my parents told me very early that it is highly dangerous BUT I have another story: were I live know in Brandenburg Death Caps are very rare because of our mostly coniferous forests but we have a relative of the Death Cap (btw, if anyone wants to have fun with the German language - the German name is "Grüner Knollenblätterpilz" 😂) and this relative is Amanita pantherina, in German Pantherpilz - Panther Cap, and this one looks very similar to Amanita rubescens, also called "Blusher", an edible mushroom. In the mushroom season we have a lot of mushroom picker from northern Saxony and there was a time when a lot of them didnt know about the Panter Cap and there were many accidents with it. Because of this here in Brandenburg Amanita pantherina has the nickname "Sachsentod" - "Saxons death"... 😇😉😅

[@idraote]

One would think a murderous mushroom like that would be native to Australia. Nope. Not this one.

[@Packless1]

...but it schould get honorary-citizenship of 'Down-Under'...! 😱☠😉

[@qs2808]

Cloud retainer? ( nobody will get this)

[@hyouki8529]

@@qs2808 genshin player detected

[@robertcowley-yamamoto4880]

I dunno, seems pretty on brand for the origins in the British Isles, shows up and starts killing people.

[@silviavalentine3812]

​​@@robertcowley-yamamoto4880 yupp that's spot on

[@dracone4370]

It could be fun to see some talk about Chili Peppers in the future; I don't think Chilis have gotten their own video yet. And oh boy, do chili peppers have quite the story and history.

[@EdmundSampson-pd7vi]

Are they poisonous?

[@danielcurren2119]

that would be an awesome episode!

[@dracone4370]

@EdmundSampson-pd7vi technically yes, the capsaicin in their seeds is technically a toxin, it's the stuff that makes the peppers spicy, and a high enough concentration of it can be considered poisoning

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[@EdmundSampson-pd7vi]

@@ElysetheEevee you maybe old but are you hot?

[@Grim_Beard]

Oh no, the poison got to you too - accepting a sponsorship from 'BetterHelp'. 😞

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I'm guessing they didn't help?

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@@jamie7472 better help has sold clients info as well as not having actual therapists on payroll if i remember correctly on the last part

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My 8yr daughter respect and admires you as a scientist, then we got to hear your music now she wants to be your sidekick. Love a sister that looks likes her doing it all. Thank you& please continue, you deserve to be a household name.

[@akpsyche1299]

Amanita Muscaria also has hallucinogenic effects when consumed, and has been used in rituals by various native peoples in Siberia and North America throughout history.

[@tamarrajames3590]

Yes, but it has to be prepared correctly, taken raw they can make a person very sick. The psychoactive properties remain after eating, and are released in the urine. It was noted centuries ago in Finland (among other countries), that reindeer eat the snow where people using A Muscaria have peed to get high. Apparently many animals like getting high on various plant compounds or fermenting fruits. The reindeer can’t prepare the mushrooms, so they wait for humans to do it.🖤🇨🇦

[@mikeg2306]

It was used by Viking Berserkers before going into battle because it induced a wild frenzy.

[@YochevedDesigns]

They are also really beautiful, and used in a lot of folk art imagery.

[@tamarrajames3590]

@@YochevedDesigns Yes…they are.🖤🇨🇦

[@dimzen5406]

Muskaria slightly low poisonous. Death cap can bring health problems even by one lick.

[@poisontoad8007]

It's true they're global, we even have them here in NZ. I've seen them under oak trees in a public park in Auckland.

[@lindsay6518]

There are subspecies too! here in eastern north america(canada) we have bisporgera the destroying angel and the invasive phalloides.

[@Simi822]

well here is how it happened in my village a Guy who was seasoned mushroom collector once took some of the Death Caps /when young can be confused with green Russula/ and quest what...whole family died except him...he was a strong alcoholic and hiw liver was already destroyed by alcohol....so Transplant or having a almost non functional liver also helps LOL....BTW the best prevention is...not to collect Russula mushrooms and stick to the Boletus /which cannot be confused/

[@pamelamays4186]

Destroying Angels. The most metal of all names for a Metal Band.🤘🏾🤘🏾🤘🏾

[@skaldlouiscyphre2453]

Destroying Angel really does sound like a thrash band we've all forgotten about. _Didn't they open for Uncle Slam when they played Albuquerque?_

[@X3P4L]

Funnily enough completely safe to taste AND SPIT OUT. You would need to swallow a significant piece for ill effects. Still don't recommend unless completely sure of ones ability to SPIT IT ALL OUT.

[@Kimmaline]

But....why? I mean, what is the point? Are there mushroom completionists like with videogames? Is there a mushroom incel community desperate to lose their mushroom v-cards? Don't get me wrong, I'm a bit of an adrenaline fiend myself, but that just seems....needless. This feels like a new Tide Pod challenge coming on and I'm not at all here for it. "Don't make me laugh, Colin! I snarfed a crumb of death cap you jerk! Tell my mom I love her, okay asshole?" Broadcaster: "9,467 young people are confirmed to have died or are hospitalized after trying a viral new social media challenge which involves putting a highly toxic, known-to-be-deadly, no-really-it-will-kill-your-ass fungus into their mouth, chewing it, then spitting it out. No one is quite sure why the number of casualties have been so high. Oddly, all of the victims of this devastating trend are subscribers of both the *Dude Perfect* and David Dobrik channels, which is a notable and somewhat confounding coincidence. Back to you, Steve."

[@hannajung7512]

depends on the specific species.

[@Shaggy867]

All known species except for maybe Podostroma cornu-damae or the poison fire coral and be handled and even tasted safely by the average person except in rare cases of mushroom allergies. There is debate about the poison fire coral as to whether it burns the skin or not. In fact, tasting Russula mushrooms is widely accepted as one of the most important methods of identifying edible vs inedible species of Russula mushrooms.

[@X3P4L]

@@hannajung7512 Not really. Only the poison fire coral can not be safely tasted but that was not discussed in the video and i was referring to the Amanitas.

[@DanGamingFan2406]

Amazing how something so small could be so deadly at the same time. And how people and reindeer alike actually seek out the red variety to get elevated.

[@tamarrajames3590]

The reindeer prefer to eat the snow where a person using Amanita Muscaria has urinated. Apparently, the psychoactive properties remain after ingestion, and are passed in the urine. There is a specific way the Saami people prepare it for use, and the reindeer prefer that to fresh raw mushrooms.🖤🇨🇦

[@shiNIN42]

It's not small at all for a mushroom. But a small piece can kill someone and there are tiny deadly ones too... I am amazed when a tiny insect have super potent venom, way stronger than what it needs to hunt... Mushrooms are worse as I don't even understand why some are deadly though... While some of their close relatives aren't...

[@poisontoad8007]

The only way to tell a safe mushroom from a poisonous one is KNOW YOUR FRICKEN MUSHROOM!

[@chrissnell688]

100%

[@shaugi]

That's not true. The other way is to feed them to someone else first, then wait a bit

[@gracesiegel7849]

@@shauginatural selection meets homicide?🤪😈😝

[@teejay6063]

​@@shaugi😂👍

[@KittyPurrBoy]

You just shouldn't eat mushrooms that can be confused with toxic ones

[@alexmcd378]

A summer camp I went to in middle school taught a basic survival skills class. On the topic of mushrooms, they said just don't. About 15 minutes later I got my first lesson in the Dunning-Kruger effect. A kid who just took that class with me thought he knew what he was doing and ate a mushroom. Did not see him for the rest of camp. Hopefully he didn't get a fatal one.

[@RTFosmark]

Daaang, this was actually a really well made video until 6:00 when footage shows a Boletus when talking about an Agaricus Field Mushroom. Editors dropped the ball there, but otherwise 👏👏👏

[@AllTheHappySquirrels]

I'm having a pretty crappy day at work and the outtakes made it elenty-millionty percent better. Thanks for being you, Tasha! ❤

[@evilsharkey8954]

Silibinin can be used after poisoning begins. After they’re taken in by the liver, so amatoxins are dumped into the gallbladder, when then empties into the upper intestine, allowing it to poison you twice. The severity of the second poisoning can make a difference between whether you live, die, or live with a new liver.

[@dogphlap6749]

Back when I was a kid (I'm an old man now so sometime in the nineteen fifties) my father, as was his wont, purchased some old encyclopedias within which there was a section on death caps. It claimed the only cure was to consume raw rabbit intestines soon after eating the offending toadstool. The theory being that rabbits could eat that fungus with impunity since their intestines produced some chemical that rendered the toxins of a death cap harmless to a mammal. If you are faced with a slow and very unpleasant death perhaps eating raw rabbit intestines might seem OK i.e. the lesser of two alternatives.

[@jwhite5008]

Even if they did produce such chemical (was that ever studied?), and work in humans (which was most likely never tested properly), rabbits are much smaller than humans - so the amount will likely not be enough, and by the time it starts absorbing through the intestine it is probably already too late. When the symptoms appear it is already too late even intravenously. The only way that can "help" is cause vomiting - removing any toxin that is not in the intestine yet. Your only chance of survival is being airlifted to a hospital immediately.

[@Kimmaline]

I really, really needed the Tasha outtakes today. Idk, it felt like hanging out with a goofy friend for a minute, and just made me feel happy and light. I've had...you could say a pretty tough couple months. So thanks for the smiles, Babe. 💜

[@TheGoddamnBacon]

You're not alone. It HAS been a couple of tough months. Perhaps you're through the worst of it: one can hope, right? Also, that other comment you made was hilarious: surprised you didn't mention Pokémon Go, but Tide Pods was a good one to bring up too LOL

[@TinaMcCall.]

What we could REALLY use is a field chemical test kit that could identify poisonous compounds in fungi. The method I envision would be disposable, like litmus test paper, to avoid cross contamination. How feasible would it be? NO IDEA about THAT, but I do have some. Just as we could, had we the volition, use existing insects to control those we deem "pests" to crops, so too could we use existing plant or fungus-based chemicals to identify harmful compounds. The litmus-like paper could also be plant or fungus based, and biodegradable.

[@Dante1282]

there are field kits but mushroom can look really close to each other for a layman as pointed out.

[@TinaMcCall.]

@@Dante1282 Thanks for responding, but I was talking about chemical testing, so that no matter what the mushroom looks like, you could take a sample to test it on the spot. The method I envision would be something disposable, like a litmus test, to avoid cross contamination.

[@classicmatt6155]

Or just learn what your doing . Instead of creating waste and using chemicals to harvest mushrooms. If you need all that, you shouldn’t be out there.

[@TinaMcCall.]

@@classicmatt6155 Your lack of imagination is truly astounding. Where did I indicate that we should use lab-created chemicals to test? But since anger has impaired your vision, THAT was your first assumption. Just as we could, had we the volition, use existing insects to control those we deem "pests" to crops, so too could we use existing plant or fungus-based chemicals to identify harmful compounds. The litmus-like paper could also be plant or fungus based, and biodegradable.

[@J_McPhearsom]

@@TinaMcCall.TBH in reality, what you’re suggesting would at minimum require a chemistry lab, knowledge, and scientific breakthroughs. You need chemicals to make one reactive with a specific toxin, find which of each is needed with research and study. Yea, your idea, in theory would be great, but not realistic or feasible, especially if demanding it be biodegradable and such from the get go. Like start with, what toxin are looking for? Is it known? If so how tested for? What is chemistry unpinning it. The solution isn’t going to be fungus based, just because you want it to be your idea of ‘organic’, it will be what chemistry and knowledge dictates works.

[@Monsterkey]

Amanita Muscaria also has a history as a magic mushroom, first consumed by reindeer then by people. Supposedly makes you way more nauseous than more common varieties

[@TranquilizedHorsefly]

When i was a child I read in a survival guide that milk thistle can be used as an antidote, i just learned that it contains silymarin, wiki says Silibinin is an active constituent of Silymarin. I also found this... "Animal studies have found that milk thistle extract completely counteracts the toxic effects of the mushroom when given within 10 minutes of ingestion. If given within 24 hours, it significantly reduces the risk of liver damage and death." Interesting stuff :o that has pieced it all together to me as now i know why milk thistle works as an antidote

[@c00mgoblin]

Interesting when just recently a guy miraculously recovered from a Death cap poisoning. He DID say they were delicious. I’ll trust his word on it.

[@XOguitargurlOX]

Thank you Animalogic for bringing on Tasha! Her zaniness at the end always recharges my zany meter. ❤

[@stevenkobb156]

So now that we're more familiar with the dangers of mushrooms like death caps, how can we identify them? Are there ways that their appearances differ from harmless species?

[@FKyoutubeSERIOUSLY]

Yes of course. If you're interested, I recommend doing some research.

[@Ādi_Varāh]

There is a general rule that applies to most mushrooms. If mushrooms have white gills stay away from it but if it has dark gills it could be safe to eat.

[@tamarrajames3590]

Look for a mycology club in your area.🖤🇨🇦

[@josephbernard5240]

There’s another rule of thumb in regards to them. “If it has a skirt, it might hurt”, in regards to the rings on their stems

[@_Cloun]

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[@gusasiu]

Why do people even eat wild mushrooms bewilders me.

[@jakegordz101]

Still really wanna see a fynbos video I think I've mentioned it before but I think it's so cool that these plants only grow in one specific region of south Africa (my home country) and nowhere else in the world.

[@moonhunter9993]

yes please

[@voidphish]

Better help is horrible please don't use it

[@keip4568]

Thank you for your honesty no one should pay for self help and worse just to talk to someone professional or not!! 2024 it is still apparent

[@MorgottTheGraceGiven]

This is one of the reasons I am a proud liver donor! Scary to think that you can die from such an innocuous looking fungus.

[@nunyafunyuns]

I would never pick a mushroom in the wild and eat it, that's crazy unless you're an expert. I'll get my mushrooms at the supermarket thanks very much.

[@bnthern]

as always well presented and educational

[@2019inuyasha]

Perhaps a gene could be inserted into this type of mushroom that would make it red in color. This would benefit the mushroom as well since animals would be less likely to eat it.

[@prestonehlers]

The edibility of amanita muscaria is widely contested. I’ve seen it used as a sleep aid or pain ointment. Requires a very specific process to make it safe!

[@teejay6063]

😂 "Not so fungi"

[@dune7824]

If you're a beginner to foraging I highly recommend joining one of the many online groups with Trusted Identifiers (mycologists) to have your finds identified BEFORE consuming. There are also species which do not have deadly lookalikes such as the abundant Lactarius Deliciosus found in pine forests. Also keep in mind that even edible species are full of bacteria and should be cooked well. Food poisoning is not at all uncommon with undercooked wild mushrooms.

[@recklessroges]

Tasha makes this learning so much fun. Thank you.

[@jenniferk9242]

Kind of glad now that i don't like mushrooms 😂 If i put mushrooms in something because my family likes them, i stick to basic store bought white button mushrooms. At least i know those are farmed and not wild harvested so extremely unlikely to murder us

[@inquaanate2393]

Never eat grisettes or agaricus. Not worth the risk, just buy shrooms from the shop.

[@BritneyC98]

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[@brendanhoffmann8402]

BetterHelp leaked a heap of patient data last year didn't they? Even intimate details of the therapy sessions.

[@11macedonian]

That shirt is sick. Perfectly fitting for the video.

[@tonydeluna8095]

I love mushrooms especially with pizza 🍕, delicious! Another great video, always learning something new each episode. Super Mario, look out for poisonous mushrooms. Thanks again Animalogic

[@brettonalwood4173]

Does anyone have a source for identifying mushrooms? I like to pick my own oyster mushrooms, morels and puffball but I would love to expand and include things like hen of the woods.

[@beelunder8433]

make sure to do your due diligence if you buy a book on foraging that's been released recently. Apperantly some have been written by Chat GPT and contain misinformation.

[@kenirainseeker539]

Yeah, foraging is actually extremely dangerous and should only be done if you REALLY and truly know what you're doing. A lot of deadly plants and fungi look very similar to edible ones. If you're not a literal expert, then just like, don't eat anything you find outside...

[@skrubknight884]

plants aren't too bad actually so long as you avoid anything remotely carrot-like and take the time to ID your berries properly. Mushrooms though, yeah exercise cautions with brown and white plain looking mushrooms especially. But there are some super easily ID'd fungi like Chicken of the Woods or Lion's Mane or Morels which are delicious.

[@alhypo]

I refuse to eat food prepared by anyone who forages. I know there are people qualified to identify mushrooms with a high degree of certainty. But I'm not qualified to assert who meets that standard so I want nothing to do with any of them. And even qualified foragers can make mistakes. I'll stick with cultivated mushrooms.

[@adawg3032]

I’m quite familiar with the mushrooms in my part of Colorado, and my advice is if you aren’t 150% sure what the mushroom is, don’t eat it.

[@Chestermcfly420]

They look beautiful

[@pillepolle3122]

English mushroom names are so cool. And you t shirt is a perfect choice for the video lol

[@Quazex]

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[@ОльгаКравчук-з7б]

Great vid. Can you do one about lithops?

[@DShawnPaytonOffiicial]

A certain mushroom mentioned raised an eyebrow, made me rewind, and then wait for the outtakes to see if it was mentioned the way I thought I was. It was. Thank you!

[@crayonzii]

We call them ‘poganka’ in Russia, this word sort of became a synonym for ‘nasty’ in folktales.

[@gwenratcliffe3815]

I've been aware of this mushroom species for many years since childhood. My parents talked about these mushrooms. They didn't seem to be too worried about mushroom poisoning not like other potential causes of death. We ate mushrooms. I've eaten mushrooms my whole life. Love them on pizza as well as in other food. So delicious.

[@alphax4785]

TBF, if your mushroom eating experience is solely from grocery stores, restaurants or maybe even from a mushroom growing kit you bought online, your odds of dying from eating any inherently poisonous mushroom will be 0.000000...0001%

[@zacharybenson6195]

IMPORTANT: in many regions, the similarity of edible Amanita species to deadly ones is often so close that even experts choose not to even try the edible species of that region. And anywhere on earth, *even edible Amanita species are not for amateurs to eat unless they have YEARS of practice.* This ought to be noted in the video.

[@KGchannel01]

Freakin scary, but thanks for the warning... I was always told mushrooms in the yard could be poisonous, but I didnt know they could be so deadly in a basically incurable way! Geez! I used to pick and play with things that looked like this as a child, thankfully I never put them in my mouth, due to the off-putting smell!

[@dylanashley799]

There are pocket guides for local mushrooms, or even country wide. They don't cover everything but it's 60 to 75 of the most common mushrooms and what to look for, edible and poisonous.

[@shadowdemon0g]

Tasha is a vibe lol

[@KnexJunkie]

Think i will stick with mushrooms from the supermarket hehehe.

[@Eleora1997Msia]

just buy the domesticated mushroom, Don't be curious with cute free wild version mushrooms.

[@Bat_Biologist]

"Symbiotic" is not equivalent to mutualism in biology. It means living in or on another organism, which can be mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, or even parasitoidism.

[@aroundandround]

I only buy mushrooms from a store and don’t understand foragers.

[@bendershome4discountorphan859]

Tasha is absolute greatness

[@glitchout0137]

I have no experience looking for "extinct" animals but hearing you talk about going there made me want to go with you. I look forward to anything you can find and tell us.

[@jessicagalvin4598]

Ethylene glycol tastes sweet and death caps are delicious. You’d think poisonous substances would be less appealing to the palette.

[@gavenmace7779]

Never eat wild mushrooms even if you are almost certain its edible. Its not worth the risk of being severely sick or even death for a few calories. If you really want to eat a wild mushroom, make sure it passes every single identification test, if you are even slightly unsure of a specific attribute, toss it. Experts exists in this field for a reason.

[@LexYeen]

Exactly this. If you don't know if you're an expert, _you aren't._

[@nikkimcdonald4562]

But what if you are short on time but have a killer mushroom soup recipe??

[@MisterFanwank]

indocyanine green. also small doses don't kill you. no one's worried about nutmeg toxicity

[@ileolai]

why on earth are they so poisonous though? being totally fatal but taking a week to kill what ate you doesnt seem like a very efficient form of protection

[@morganbenthem9600]

I'd guess that it's not a poison to protect against primates. Maybe it's for protection against something else that metabolizes it more quickly.

[@xcoder1122]

I missed information about the dosage. What if one of those mushrooms end up in a mix of otherwise harmless ones? Can one mushroom alone already kill you? Or would you fully recover from that? Poisoning is always a question of dose. If you drink too much of it, even water will kill you.

[@dianabriggs1032]

One is enough to kill. A few comments back someone mentioned the grandmother who accidentally put a few poisonous mushrooms in a big pot of soup and she survived but it killed two of her grandchildren. No amount is safe.

[@sandradermark8463]

Deathcaps killed Claudius of the Roman Empire and Charles VI Habsburg. In both cases, It is unclear whether the fatal shroom was made deliberately to be eaten, administered by poisoning enemies, or picked by mistake.

[@seliac1934]

I love finding these and study them closely when I do. So fascinating

[@AndPennyThought]

need to remember what is important and spend more time with my mushrooms

[@yureituesday]

Better help is terrible please research it before you work with them again

[@Justwonguy]

You seem to know why this is. Can you give me the TLDR version of why they are bad?

[@rapterattack]

I only have Death Cap mushrooms in my yard. I always knew they were toxic but didn't know what they did. Found this episode very interesting.

[@locochoco5959]

I only take chanterelles and porchinis, cba with taking the wrong shroom. Psy-shrooms are also nice for their effects but the taste is not nice at all.

[@carlosdumbratzen6332]

Sadly this video is lacking in some areas. For example amanita muscaria is no longer considered to be deadly, because there is no known report of death causes by it. Instead it has gathered increased attention for its psychedelic properties (which is cool, because it is not illegal to forage for them - atleast where I live). Also I wish you would have told us more about how we can distinguish deathcaps from other amanitas and mushrooms.

[@ramonafahrni5701]

😁 Nice shirt! Fits the episode

[@trelkel3805]

Who would eat a wild mushroom? It's Russian roulette if you are

[@LexYeen]

BetterHelp better be paying you a _lot_ because they've already been doing some pretty suspicious shit.

[@solarmoth4628]

I wish you guys wouldn’t support better help. The have many unethical practices including sharing client data.

[@jrgenpedersen7967]

Please talk more about identifying color of gills etc. spore print ect

[@dcfromthev]

I find tons of deathcaps here in California, in the fall months. They are beautiful! But you know what they say, all mushrooms are edible, but some of them are only edible ONCE : )

[@vice.nor.virtue]

OH MY GOD I AM LIVING FOR THE OUTTAKES 😂 I have never seen anyone remind me of the bizarre and hilarious humour of Katya from Drag Race you epic weirdo Miss Amazon!

[@CharlesNewkirk-lb6uh]

Another great video!

[@teejay6063]

Tasha RULES!

[@YTRulesFromNM]

I once misidentified a mushroom. I'm glad that I didn't feed it to anyone else. And I'm glad I'm here.

[@kriseckhardt5148]

TASHA! LOVE YOUR GLASSES!

[@kthfox]

8:00 very cheeky lol

[@zucottimanicotti7112]

The Amanita Muscara is the OG “magic mushroom” 🍄

[@TheLokiBiz]

Why did you list Fly Agaric there at the start? It's not deadly - in fact, it's been used by shamen for years as an entheogen (that said, its not the same as psilocybe mushrooms - the sort people generally eat as "magic mushrooms". Fly agaric are a lot less recreational than psilocybe, and are more of a deleriant than a psychedelic)

[@eyespliced]

I'm really curious if the mycelium/mycelial network of the amanita phalloides carries the same toxic elements, or if they're only present in the fruiting body. Any mushroom nerds know one way or the other?