This base cradles the mushroom’s central sphere, which houses its spores. This unique design enhances spore dispersal, which ensures that the earthstar’s next generation can spread far and ...

Agorastos Papatsanis (Greece) illuminates swirls of spores appearing to dance beneath the gills of a deer shield mushroom. Intent on revealing the magic of spore dispersal, Agorastos set up umbrellas ...

Once it’s cooked the remaining liquid is sometimes used as a ‘holiday drink’ in Russia and Scandinavia, and the images ... fungus whose spores were inhaled. The most deadly mushroom is ...