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Mushroom discovery (lemmy.world)

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[-] treefrog@lemm.ee 46 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

i grow mushrooms outside and do some foraging.

if a mushroom is covered in bugs it's probably edible. centipedes, fungus gnats, and slugs are all common on my outdoor beds.

there are a few edible fungi i don't see bugs eat, like meatier varieties such as shiitake and saddle backs, but i have never seen bugs go after poisonous fungi

some bugs will eat psychedelic fungi just like some animals will. but there tends to be less predation with them.

[-] where_am_i@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

your shiitake is not being eaten cuz it's very far from native species in your area. I'm sure where it originally grows bugs feast on them non stop

[-] treefrog@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

that's my thought too.

but saddle back are native here and edible and i rarely see predation

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