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The Berkeley Wire: 01.08.13

Mushrooms by fathom five

Amanita Muscaria. Photo: ‘fathomfive

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  • Mycologist

    Nice psychedelic mushrooms. Fly agaric, also known as “soma.” Viking “berserkers” would flip out on it when they attacked enemies and ransacked villages.

  • Li-hsia

    These mushrooms come up every year on Webster st. beautiful!

  • Mark Humbert

    Beautiful, but not to be fooled with. Maybe not fatal, but they are indeed poisonous.