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Why do some mushrooms evolve to be poisonous?

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That being said however, why some brightly colored mushrooms develop toxins (see Amanita muscaria or the Destroying Angel group) while other, nearly identical mushrooms (A. caesarea, Leucoagaricus naucina respectively) are perfectly edible, means fungi failed to evolve the related strategy of mimicry — evolving the same recognized warning colors predators recognize among poison dart frogs, yellow jacket wasps, plants, etc. (to name just a couple of thousands more). read more

Psilocybin is in dozens of different mushrooms, so tracing how and why it evolved was no easy task. A recent study analyzed three species of psychedelic shrooms to unlock their secrets. Researchers discovered that the most common shared trait between them was their preferred growing areas: rotting wood and dung heaps. read more

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