Posted by Sue on November 12, 2011, 11:21 am
The fairies have returned to the end of my garden, if red toadstools
they're always illustrated as sitting on are any indicator. This
afternoon I was quite pleased to find we've got four Fly Agarics in
a group in grass under the silver birches.
I know these toadstools are somewhat poisonous but they do look
attractive. There are always brownish fungi of various sorts popping up
at this time of year down the end there, but the last time we had a
single solitary Fly Agaric was 6 years ago in Autumn 2005. Something
seems to have been nibbling or pecking at these latest ones, so I hope
they're not too poisonous to wildlife.
--
Sue
Posted by Emery Davis on November 12, 2011, 12:18 pm
On 11/12/2011 05:21 PM, Sue wrote:
> The fairies have returned to the end of my garden, if red toadstools
> they're always illustrated as sitting on are any indicator. This
> afternoon I was quite pleased to find we've got four Fly Agarics in
> a group in grass under the silver birches.
>
> I know these toadstools are somewhat poisonous but they do look
> attractive. There are always brownish fungi of various sorts popping up
> at this time of year down the end there, but the last time we had a
> single solitary Fly Agaric was 6 years ago in Autumn 2005. Something
> seems to have been nibbling or pecking at these latest ones, so I hope
> they're not too poisonous to wildlife.
>
Don't eat them, or you're likely to see the fairies too! :)
They really are attractive fungi, very common here in Normandy where
they are known locally as "montre-cepe" (the common name is "tue-mouche"
or fly killer) because the have a habit of growing near the delicious
Boletus edulis.
Slugs and snails love Amanitas, I wouldn't worry about the wildlife.
cheers,
-E
Posted by Jeff Layman on November 12, 2011, 2:15 pm
On 12/11/2011 17:18, Emery Davis wrote:
> On 11/12/2011 05:21 PM, Sue wrote:
>> The fairies have returned to the end of my garden, if red toadstools
>> they're always illustrated as sitting on are any indicator. This
>> afternoon I was quite pleased to find we've got four Fly Agarics in
>> a group in grass under the silver birches.
>>
>> I know these toadstools are somewhat poisonous but they do look
>> attractive. There are always brownish fungi of various sorts popping up
>> at this time of year down the end there, but the last time we had a
>> single solitary Fly Agaric was 6 years ago in Autumn 2005. Something
>> seems to have been nibbling or pecking at these latest ones, so I hope
>> they're not too poisonous to wildlife.
>>
> Don't eat them, or you're likely to see the fairies too! :)
> They really are attractive fungi, very common here in Normandy where
> they are known locally as "montre-cepe" (the common name is "tue-mouche"
> or fly killer) because the have a habit of growing near the delicious
> Boletus edulis.
> Slugs and snails love Amanitas, I wouldn't worry about the wildlife.
> cheers,
> -E
I think that this photo I took in Bedgebury Arboretum a couple of years
ago should put paid to the myth that flies are killed by Fly Agaric.
http://myfreefilehosting.com/f/c756dd7038_0.07MB
(download from link)
--
Jeff
Posted by someone on November 14, 2011, 5:28 pm
> On 12/11/2011 17:18, Emery Davis wrote:
>> On 11/12/2011 05:21 PM, Sue wrote:
>>> The fairies have returned to the end of my garden, if
>>> red toadstools
>>> they're always illustrated as sitting on are any
>>> indicator. This
>>> afternoon I was quite pleased to find we've got four Fly
>>> Agarics in
>>> a group in grass under the silver birches.
>>>
>>> I know these toadstools are somewhat poisonous but they
>>> do look
>>> attractive. There are always brownish fungi of various
>>> sorts popping up
>>> at this time of year down the end there, but the last
>>> time we had a
>>> single solitary Fly Agaric was 6 years ago in Autumn
>>> 2005. Something
>>> seems to have been nibbling or pecking at these latest
>>> ones, so I hope
>>> they're not too poisonous to wildlife.
>>>
>>
>> Don't eat them, or you're likely to see the fairies too!
>> :)
>>
>> They really are attractive fungi, very common here in
>> Normandy where
>> they are known locally as "montre-cepe" (the common name
>> is "tue-mouche"
>> or fly killer) because the have a habit of growing near
>> the delicious
>> Boletus edulis.
>>
>> Slugs and snails love Amanitas, I wouldn't worry about
>> the wildlife.
>>
>> cheers,
>>
>> -E
>>
> I think that this photo I took in Bedgebury Arboretum a
> couple of years ago should put paid to the myth that flies
> are killed by Fly Agaric.
> http://myfreefilehosting.com/f/c756dd7038_0.07MB
> (download from link)
Great photo, thanks for sharing.
Posted by Sue on November 13, 2011, 4:18 pm
> On 11/12/2011 05:21 PM, Sue wrote:
[...]
>> I know these toadstools are somewhat poisonous but they do look
>> attractive. There are always brownish fungi of various sorts popping
>> up at this time of year down the end there, but the last time we had
>> a single solitary Fly Agaric was 6 years ago in Autumn 2005.
>> Something seems to have been nibbling or pecking at these latest
>> ones, so I hope they're not too poisonous to wildlife.
>>
> Don't eat them, or you're likely to see the fairies too! :)
A certain je ne sais quoi to the next omlette? :)
[...]
> Slugs and snails love Amanitas, I wouldn't worry about the wildlife.
Ok. Thanks Emery.
--
Sue
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> they're always illustrated as sitting on are any indicator. This
> afternoon I was quite pleased to find we've got four Fly Agarics in
> a group in grass under the silver birches.
>
> I know these toadstools are somewhat poisonous but they do look
> attractive. There are always brownish fungi of various sorts popping up
> at this time of year down the end there, but the last time we had a
> single solitary Fly Agaric was 6 years ago in Autumn 2005. Something
> seems to have been nibbling or pecking at these latest ones, so I hope
> they're not too poisonous to wildlife.
>