Kaldari Copvinoid Mushroom
by Barbara Keith
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9.000 x 12.000 inches
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Title
Kaldari Copvinoid Mushroom
Artist
Barbara Keith
Medium
Pastel - Pastel
Description
Inky caps are fascinating mushrooms. They are saprobes, assisting in the decomposition of wood, dung, grassy debris, forest litter, and so on. Most of the species have black spore prints and gills that liquefy, at least partially, as the mushroom matures. The resulting "ink" provides the common name for the inky caps, and can actually be used as writing ink (mushromexpert.com).
So why are Inky Caps good to eat, but only sometimes? You can get a hint from another nickname of theirs: Tippler’s Bane.
If you eat these babies within a few hours (or even days) of consuming alcohol, you’ll experience symptoms similar to those caused by disulfiram. In other words, you’ll suffer from vomiting, palpitations, and other symptoms of alcohol poisoning. You might think it can’t be all that bad, but I have it on good authority that it really, really is. Trust me, mycologists in grad school will try anything once, then con their friends into trying it at least twice (scienceline.org).
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April 13th, 2018
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