Fairytale Toadstools, officially called Fly Agaric (Amanita muscaria), are my absolute favorite fungi. They get their name from their natural ability to ward off flys, but they are better known as a magical addition to many fairytales.
You can find them burrowing their way out of the forest floor bursting with color...
Everywhere you look they have these intricate details that remind me to always look for the unseen beauty in nature...
And make sure to always be on the lookout for any fairies hanging out around these toadstools...
The Fly Agaric Mushroom is considered poisonous and therefore should not be consumed.
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Of course it makes sense! And those are so amazing :) Always happy to find them in the woods.
Thank you! Yeah, I think all mushrooms are pretty interesting but big red ones with white polka dots just add such a fun pop of color to the surrounding forest, they’re just too much fun.
Poisonous but look so magical
That is amazing, to tell the truth I know Fly Agaric from as you mentioned fairy tales, in school we were told not to touch, they are poisonous and of course as a child I drawn them a lot.
But... I am seeing such close picture first time. What I was not familiar with is that those spots are not really sports, it looks like someone crushed nuts and they are dipped in them. Actually looking delicious. I can understand in the past when people did not know they have eaten them.
Beautiful pictures, really nice to see so close, thank you :)
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I always appreciate thematic nature photo sets. These Toadstools are awesome... and I have no knowledge of mushrooms hehe 😀
Hey thanks so much! I don’t know a ton about mushrooms either but I just find myself always wanting to take photos of them haha. They are such odd and interesting little things. Thanks for the support 🤗
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It's a shame so beautiful and you can't eat it
Yes I agree! They are lovely...
Ah yes, what some people call the Super Mario mushroom. Haha. I wonder what it tastes like... Ooops, reading the comments I guess it's not supposed to be eaten. Lol.