Why mushrooms poisoning is so dangerous?
In: Biology
Mushrooms don’t want to be eaten, so many fungi fill them with toxins to deter consumption. Some symptoms are mild, some are more serious and some are lethal.
This isn’t actually all that special, plenty of plants are also filled to the brim with harmful or even lethal toxins.
One of the big differences is foragers are more likely to mistake a harmful or deadly mushroom for a harmless edible one than they would a dangerous plant or even poisonous berries. Mushroom identification can be very difficult in many cases and some of the most lethal ones out there like Death Caps and Destroying Angels are just plain white mushrooms, no warning colors or really distinct features that sets them apart at a glance.
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