After doing some research on the psilocybin benefits, I honestly want to get into shroom microdosing but it's just so hard to get a reliable source here in Australia.Really need!
I've done microdosing for help and it works does cut depression out its been the best remedy I've ever had psilocybin been illegal is actually a crime against humanity
was addicted to what i called a trifecta Meth, Opium, Alcohol. I also suffered severe depression i went to a party and consumed about 2 eights of shrooms i was lost in my head for 5 minutes but when i came back my depression and addiction to my trifecta was gone. I didn't realize it at the time. The psychedelic experience is temporary but many people have good permanent results
I studied spore dispersal in Weraroa and other secotioid species. The insects leaving the mushrooms were definitely carrying spores that stuck to their bodies. Birds like weka also may target the species because they know they are usually full of bugs or because they are similar in appearance to Gaultheria depressa or other fruits. Would be interesting to see if they light up under UV or would be extra apparent to bird and insect vision.
native to nz. flightless birds spread the spores .. Kiwi, weka, and MOA which is now extinct. Had a Major dose deep in bush alone. im telling you right now, the Maori spirits DONT PLAYY
I have one of those dirt cheap clip-on microscopes for smartphones and it came with two lights and one is 395nm. I have a torch with the same UV Led's and it is enough to let some fungi fluorescent. Sadly not the edible ones. It would be close to cheating, if Champignons and Boletus could get highlighted🤣
I harvest weraroa rongoa every year at this time. I've seen them growing in clumps but generally here and there as your friend said. The biggest I've seen is about a golf ball too. Usually growing on fallen kauri branches where I find them. I've even seen them growing underwater!
We also have a tiny fuchsia, Fuchsia procumbens! It's really cool, with blue pollen and variegated bbs available in some nurseries. There were concerns for its conservation due to coastal development, but populations are remaining relatively stable and the plant is becoming a popular for landscaping and gardens. It makes me happy to spot the little weirdo in planters
I had a small flowered Fuchsia for 3 years & even propagated it. Lost all of them over the winter 😢 The hummingbirds loved it, was almost shrub sized. I'm bummed, it never got the usual issues in our generally humid weather.
Thanks for sharing the humans and laws working against them. Had no idea those laws were in effect in NZ. That's a shame for sure. Y'all understand the colonized hold on fungi, thanks for getting the message out. Hope enough can gather and fight against it. Responsible Foraging for the win! 🍄❣️
Pretty awesome stuff. Didn't know so many Psilocybes were present in NZ. I'm in British Columbia, the diversity is real here but those are bizarre and refreshingly different. Camera coverage never sees those violet blues like the human eye does, happy for you dude.
You just never disappoint. So cool you & Alan could do this trip 😉 Interesting looking fungi & Alans a great fluffer. I imagine you two left quite an impression on the folks you met! Really enjoying this series, many thanks.
Weraroa will grow on more than just punga fronds. They tolerate mahoe, pine needles, and even oak leaf litter. They also cluster differently in different regions.
The bird call was probably a tūī (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), or a korimako/bellbird (Anthornis melanura). The former are now pretty common, and very boisterous with lots of clicks and grunts amid the melodious song; the latter are more reticent with a more pure song. A pity that the kotukutuku (Fuchsia excorticata) you saw didn’t seem to be in good shape: even when not flowering they can be a beautiful sight in the forest with their bright coppery flaky bark. I’ve never spent much time in the bush in the northern North Island, so it’s great to see a whole lot of species that we don’t see further south!
As an avid mycophile i have been massively enjoying the fungalistic content you have been putting out of late. Great stuff indeed and most informative. Im off to go f myself now. Bye!
Thanks. Really good video. You know, considering the ever growing proliferation of people and their destructive nature and in the interests of long term sustainability, I pretty much support strong laws against taking and harvesting. The key is in good, appropriate policing (or lack thereof).
I killed my yard 🌻 Shout out from KCMO. My son showed us your excellent channel & now the whole family loves it! Thanks for all your hard work! My grandson wants to know, where do you believe the 'Last of Us' fungi will come from? 🌱☘️🍃
Man, I've wanted to add weraroa to my spore collection for so long. Great find! Add some weraroa swabs to your merch store and you'll have at least one buyer here. 😉 Make it a double pack with a Clavogaster virescens swab and you can make it a convergent evolution double deal!
Thanks for the adventure into that magnificent and freaky forest. Its a breath of fresh air seeing untouched nature of parasol moss, glowing mushbells, endless furns, mega trees. Could those mushrooms cure preeclampsia.
Ahh the cordyline 🥰 potent flowers when at near expiry are reminiscent of a gas station washroom, circa 1970, the kind with that pink powder you push out of the dispenser.
I second that as one of the most intense & not to mention at times largest of that Psilocybe types i have seen (I once found one that was at least 13-14 inches round with an inch & a half stalk, i only found it because one ruffle edge whatever you want to call it was sticking out through the pine needles at the spot north of Auckland that does not need naming)
Awesome walk though shroom paradise! i once viewed a mutated strain from albino PE and tested dry .57 which I assumed would be mild. the Murphy Law of ASSumtiom was much stronger than anticipated. more akin to the effects of 2-3 dry. They looked like blighted white sweetcorn or rotten teeth from a yeti. effect was more Yetiesque! Thanks too you both!
When the UV light is put on Mycena mushrooms, there are some red glowing strings and patches on the wood under them. A different fungi, or the rhizomorphic growth of the same one?
The aboriginals probably have a lot of knowledge about all the things in those lands; their knowledge will be forgotten if they are no longer allowed to forage. A lot of that stuff are medicines; the global menace pharma corporations won’t allow anyone to know how to cure without them; they control governments, and governments make laws that benefit them and culls increasingly depend humanity. The more we depend on them the more we die.
Orale! that was a strong root. Don't know if you shoot with your phone, but with the iPhone for the best macro shots the wide angle camera (0.5x) is the champ.
I was tripping on shrooms in the bush once, and that umbrella moss looked like fur covering the forest floor, I thought I was walking on dead possums until I wised up.
WAIT That thumbnail looks like a Sectoid from xcom........ Did... did firaxis just make their flagship alien look like a little mushroom and swap around a few letters in the name?
I used to call weraroa Voldemorts testicles before I knew what they were. The ones I find are in a Mature tawa forest with essentially no human traffic. The largest ive seen was probably 8-10cm + stipe and proportioned like voldies left one.
You know. Instead of killing my lawn. I am going to pay more attention to it. Instead of mowing everything down to the dirt. Maybe I should let it grow a bit. See what pops up.
Psilocybin containing mushroom saved my life from mental health issues. Never had a bad trip.
After doing some research on the psilocybin benefits, I honestly want to get into shroom microdosing but it's just so hard to get a reliable source here in Australia.Really need!
I've done microdosing for help and it works does cut depression out its been the best remedy I've ever had psilocybin been illegal is actually a crime against humanity
Is he on insta? How do I reach out 🙏
Yes he's dr.benshrooms.Lsd and psilocybin are amazing teachers along its dmt mah dudes have safe trips all. Shrooms are blessings from nature
was addicted to what i called a trifecta Meth, Opium, Alcohol. I also suffered severe depression i went to a party and consumed about 2 eights of shrooms i was lost in my head for 5 minutes but when i came back my depression and addiction to my trifecta was gone. I didn't realize it at the time. The psychedelic experience is temporary but many people have good permanent results
I studied spore dispersal in Weraroa and other secotioid species. The insects leaving the mushrooms were definitely carrying spores that stuck to their bodies. Birds like weka also may target the species because they know they are usually full of bugs or because they are similar in appearance to Gaultheria depressa or other fruits. Would be interesting to see if they light up under UV or would be extra apparent to bird and insect vision.
Weka are cool birds
looks like a fat tick ready to be eaten
Closeup, can i reach you on FB?
native to nz. flightless birds spread the spores .. Kiwi, weka, and MOA which is now extinct. Had a Major dose deep in bush alone. im telling you right now, the Maori spirits DONT PLAYY
I have one of those dirt cheap clip-on microscopes for smartphones and it came with two lights and one is 395nm.
I have a torch with the same UV Led's and it is enough to let some fungi fluorescent. Sadly not the edible ones. It would be close to cheating, if Champignons and Boletus could get highlighted🤣
Thanks again Joey. The wife and I can't get around like we used to and we love your stuff. Keep up the great attitude cheers to Alan R TnM
I harvest weraroa rongoa every year at this time. I've seen them growing in clumps but generally here and there as your friend said. The biggest I've seen is about a golf ball too. Usually growing on fallen kauri branches where I find them. I've even seen them growing underwater!
We also have a tiny fuchsia, Fuchsia procumbens! It's really cool, with blue pollen and variegated bbs available in some nurseries. There were concerns for its conservation due to coastal development, but populations are remaining relatively stable and the plant is becoming a popular for landscaping and gardens. It makes me happy to spot the little weirdo in planters
I had a small flowered Fuchsia for 3 years & even propagated it. Lost all of them over the winter 😢
The hummingbirds loved it, was almost shrub sized. I'm bummed, it never got the usual issues in our generally humid weather.
That umbrella-shaped moss blew my mind! Love this.
My favourite episode so far, I missed this day
I'm only halfway through but I had to pause to say it's bringing me a lot of joy hearing Alan excitedly identifying all the fungi you point out.
You need a higher bar for excitement.
Have you ever wondered if you're a drug addict who just found a socially acceptable drug (currently?)
whoa umbrella moss?! wtf indeed; that's crazy
Thanks for sharing the humans and laws working against them. Had no idea those laws were in effect in NZ. That's a shame for sure. Y'all understand the colonized hold on fungi, thanks for getting the message out. Hope enough can gather and fight against it. Responsible Foraging for the win! 🍄❣️
Pretty awesome stuff. Didn't know so many Psilocybes were present in NZ. I'm in British Columbia, the diversity is real here but those are bizarre and refreshingly different. Camera coverage never sees those violet blues like the human eye does, happy for you dude.
Yay u made it here 🎉 enjoy Aotearoa
Thnx for showing off our amazing land 💚
You just never disappoint. So cool you & Alan could do this trip 😉
Interesting looking fungi & Alans a great fluffer. I imagine you two left quite an impression on the folks you met! Really enjoying this series, many thanks.
Isn't it like the greatest fluffer or an I mistaken wtf you are talking about
I think I’m going to start a doom metal band called Relics of Gondwana.
Great name, go for it 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Agreed, epic name
First album "have you seen my benis pump"
@@chapa435ify I think we have a hit record coming on, folks.
Sounds like the name of a King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard song
Loving the mushy content! 🔥🔥
Weraroa will grow on more than just punga fronds.
They tolerate mahoe, pine needles, and even oak leaf litter.
They also cluster differently in different regions.
The bird call was probably a tūī (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae), or a korimako/bellbird (Anthornis melanura). The former are now pretty common, and very boisterous with lots of clicks and grunts amid the melodious song; the latter are more reticent with a more pure song. A pity that the kotukutuku (Fuchsia excorticata) you saw didn’t seem to be in good shape: even when not flowering they can be a beautiful sight in the forest with their bright coppery flaky bark. I’ve never spent much time in the bush in the northern North Island, so it’s great to see a whole lot of species that we don’t see further south!
That was a highly enjoyable video! What a gorgeous forest. I'm jealous you get to see all these amazing places, but glad you bring us along. ❤
What an awesome location. I could watch you guys finding cool mushrooms and plants for hours. Great video!
Love your videos! I hunt for weraroa on my lunch breaks, glad to see it getting some coverage.
As an avid mycophile i have been massively enjoying the fungalistic content you have been putting out of late. Great stuff indeed and most informative. Im off to go f myself now. Bye!
thank you
Thanks. Really good video. You know, considering the ever growing proliferation of people and their destructive nature and in the interests of long term sustainability, I pretty much support strong laws against taking and harvesting. The key is in good, appropriate policing (or lack thereof).
Dang! Otherworldly! Very nice! Thanks for sharing!
Alan has got to be one of my favorite people you have on your video’s the contrast of personality is exquisite
New fungal word of the day: secotioid! Thanks for sharing knowledge. ❤
I killed my yard 🌻
Shout out from KCMO. My son showed us your excellent channel & now the whole family loves it! Thanks for all your hard work!
My grandson wants to know, where do you believe the 'Last of Us' fungi will come from?
🌱☘️🍃
KCMO? Kansas City, Missouri?
Killing my yard over time. ✅💀😂
Congratulations 🎉 I'm 99% native plants, ZERO lawn
cordyceps
Man, I've wanted to add weraroa to my spore collection for so long. Great find! Add some weraroa swabs to your merch store and you'll have at least one buyer here. 😉 Make it a double pack with a Clavogaster virescens swab and you can make it a convergent evolution double deal!
Fantastic episode! This has been one of the most interesting psilocybe mushroom to me for quite some time. It's so cool! Great work!
Hope Werarora catch on in cultivation, crazy looking fruit
Thanks for the adventure into that magnificent and freaky forest. Its a breath of fresh air seeing untouched nature of parasol moss, glowing mushbells, endless furns, mega trees. Could those mushrooms cure preeclampsia.
About time! You both do amazing work.
I love Weraroa!
Ahh the cordyline 🥰 potent flowers when at near expiry are reminiscent of a gas station washroom, circa 1970, the kind with that pink powder you push out of the dispenser.
You've been coaching him on his narration or what! Nice one, good to hear all the fun gi facts.
I dunno if table top books are still a thing, but I'd happily buy a book full of Alan's photography.
Go to Quebec after the august showers (the cooling of summer, it is september to beggining of october)
the mushroom sightings are a wonder.
Weraroa ❤ found many in landscaping woodchip in varied bush, native and introduced, long season. Have found up to thumb sized pouches. Very potent. ❤
Please come to SW Montana and check out the springtime flora.
Now try find Psilocybe Subaeruginosa in the Wild / Pine forest in NZ. Gives Psilocybe azurescens pheno vibesss + potent as ever
9:03 we have Brachyglottis repanda/rangiora with white undersides too. Great for desperate times.
At 2.58
Those leaves... look like... Kalaeidoscopic ... beginning of an experience... so gorgeous
Very cool video, very cool place! Wow!
Going mushy hunting for weraroa is like going on an Easter egg hunt.
,I'd love to see you guys find some psilocybe aucklandii and give a thorough analysis on them.
I second that as one of the most intense & not to mention at times largest of that Psilocybe types i have seen (I once found one that was at least 13-14 inches round with an inch & a half stalk, i only found it because one ruffle edge whatever you want to call it was sticking out through the pine needles at the spot north of Auckland that does not need naming)
Those forests are absolutely gorgeous. I need to cross the ditch and come visit.
Awesome walk though shroom paradise! i once viewed a mutated strain from albino PE and tested dry .57 which I assumed would be mild. the Murphy Law of ASSumtiom was much stronger than anticipated. more akin to the effects of 2-3 dry. They looked like blighted white sweetcorn or rotten teeth from a yeti. effect was more Yetiesque! Thanks too you both!
I'll refer you to and online store where I got my own psychedelics and microdosing stuff very good reliable vendor
I get my psychedelics and microdosing stuff from an online store where I got my own his on Instagram and also on Telegram with the below handle
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@@smartjared7203 I'm California sober as they say.🍄☝️
When the UV light is put on Mycena mushrooms, there are some red glowing strings and patches on the wood under them. A different fungi, or the rhizomorphic growth of the same one?
18:46 Why we see a red-glowing material behind mycena flavovierens?
Okaaaaay glad someone is living their best life!
Hey Joe, it's very exciting seeing you've visited Nz and met some of our whanau and discovering our whenua.
That forest is a lot like the Latest Cretacous forests were.
I saw a huge kitchen whisk/beater @ 11:25.
Man thank you! I was saving these species last for studying.
So many fungi, so little time.
This guy is doing mushroom content? I need to put a book in front of my excitement
Those Psilocybes look like overripe ticks
Well said, stop foraging so nobody realizes how flipping cool nature is and nobody's willing to fight to stop it all going down the toilet.
The aboriginals probably have a lot of knowledge about all the things in those lands; their knowledge will be forgotten if they are no longer allowed to forage. A lot of that stuff are medicines; the global menace pharma corporations won’t allow anyone to know how to cure without them; they control governments, and governments make laws that benefit them and culls increasingly depend humanity. The more we depend on them the more we die.
the muppets of the mushroom world
Were those two locals you spoke with enjoying some of the psilocybes?
Nice
People DID collect the MOa..... they're gone..
but, education and inherent respect should be the norm.
The Psilocybe weraroa reminds me of an engorged tick
Are you going to come down to the south island?
I wish! No time. Maybe summer
Orale! that was a strong root.
Don't know if you shoot with your phone, but with the iPhone for the best macro shots the wide angle camera (0.5x) is the champ.
that umbrella moss would be cool for terrariums
What a neat and weird psilocybe.
They go well in a cheeseburger i find the little maggots add to the flavour
I was tripping on shrooms in the bush once, and that umbrella moss looked like fur covering the forest floor, I thought I was walking on dead possums until I wised up.
how about sprading the spours with a water bottle any spraying all over the areas
I get the feeling maybe one or two of these little mushrooms may have been eaten.
it's like the blobfish of fungi
❤️❤️❤️
I used to eat these for fun.
A whole lot of fun...
welp now to eat em for science
i love plants and fungi
WAIT
That thumbnail looks like a Sectoid from xcom........ Did... did firaxis just make their flagship alien look like a little mushroom and swap around a few letters in the name?
❤ My fav foul-mouthed geniuses in my fav gorgeous country AOTEAROA! ❤ GFYS!
In this video it seems like Alan is more used to you and/or more comfortable on camera
Lindo!
so cool . .. . repeat . . .
There's no way to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius. It's mathematically impossible.
Damn that umbrella moss is so fucking cool!
Let's go!!!!!!!!!!!!
I used to call weraroa Voldemorts testicles before I knew what they were. The ones I find are in a Mature tawa forest with essentially no human traffic. The largest ive seen was probably 8-10cm + stipe and proportioned like voldies left one.
I was gonna ask how those fern pearls tasted, but as I was writing it, you guys started talking about it.
When those mushrooms mutate and start consuming humans, they'll need strong roots to keep us captive.
Egocentrism at its best. 😂
Don’t need strong roots when you have strong toxins!
Ah, the old familiar taste of oil paint.
There's a tree fuchsia in South Africa (unless it was originally incorrectly named)
now that is interesting
Hmm interesting. Never found Semilanceata tasting anything like a cuecumber.
watched the whole video and still the wildest thing was homie setting his sandwich down on the log
& i love plants and fungi to death
been serching for spores to these for a while
Lol i wish i could send you a pic of weraroa fully colonizing a log in the wild so many pins so many aliem babys
Black velvet ooooo
..they used to blow me away
You know. Instead of killing my lawn. I am going to pay more attention to it. Instead of mowing everything down to the dirt. Maybe I should let it grow a bit. See what pops up.
New Zealand is serious about their trees..
nature's etch a sketch 😂
Looks like Frankenstein's glans
Or bell end, as the Brits say
👍❤️👍