https://bzimmer.ziclix.com/tags/fly-amanita/ Recent content in Fly-Amanita on Hugo en Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:47:17 +0100 https://bzimmer.ziclix.com/2009/10/25/muscaria/ Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 https://bzimmer.ziclix.com/2009/10/25/muscaria/ <figure> <a data-fancybox="Muscaria." href="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-pcvWMM7/0/M/i-pcvWMM7-M.jpg" data-caption="Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric or fly Amanita"> <img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-pcvWMM7/0/M/i-pcvWMM7-M.jpg" alt="Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric or fly Amanita"> </a> <figcaption>Amanita muscaria, commonly known as the fly agaric or fly Amanita</figcaption> </figure> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_muscaria"><em>Amanita muscaria</em></a>, one of the most recognizable and widely encountered in popular culture, especially children&rsquo;s books &ndash; it&rsquo;s constantly appearing in my daughter&rsquo;s. I always associate this mushroom with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smurf">Smurfs</a>. This is odd, of course, because it&rsquo;s hallucinogenic &ndash; perhaps that explains the Smurfs.</p>