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 AmidstBinary
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 Zimbabwe giant shroom 
#15509145 - 12/13/11 06:31 AM (5 months, 14 days ago) |
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Habitat:
Bush, shrub and sandy terrain. During the rainy season so it all looks green!
Gills:
Sorry I only have photo to go on.
Stem:
Huge
Cap:
Giant
Spore print color:
Very important! 
Bruising:
I've a feeling it's edible!
Other information:
At least you can get a pretty good look at stem etc from the photo.
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Alan Rockefeller
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A Termitomyces species, if it is not photoshopped. I have no reason to believe that it has been.
Good picture, I haven't seen it before.
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masspan
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i know that is a doctored photo b/c spongebob squarepants was banned in Zimbabwe
edit: but seriously, i believe it has been doctored, the shadow that the cap is casting across the kids head would indicate the sun hitting from a much lower position and direction in the sky than the other shadows in the picture indicate...and why is it copyrighted?
Edited by masspan (12/13/11 06:41 AM)
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AmidstBinary
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 Re: Zimbabwe giant shroom [Re: masspan]
#15509176 - 12/13/11 06:41 AM (5 months, 14 days ago) |
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That sounds about right! I would 'guess' that it's Termitomyces titanicus because they knew it was edible and well, its so large. Thanks for the help 
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AmidstBinary
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Masspan google images the titanicus mushroom it looks real similar. There's no way of assuring you that it's real though.
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masspan
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i am naturally skeptical, or jealous, maybe i get them confused
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 koraks
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Re: Zimbabwe giant shroom [Re: masspan]
#15509252 - 12/13/11 07:06 AM (5 months, 14 days ago) |
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Nothing looks unnatural/photoshopped in that picture. Some mushrooms are just friggin' huge.
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fux234
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Re: Zimbabwe giant shroom [Re: koraks]
#15509501 - 12/13/11 08:27 AM (5 months, 14 days ago) |
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damn hard to belive that this is real! 
whatever-very big mushroom, never saw something like this before 
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Edited by fux234 (12/13/11 01:38 PM)
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masspan
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Re: Zimbabwe giant shroom [Re: koraks]
#15509618 - 12/13/11 09:01 AM (5 months, 14 days ago) |
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i think you are probably right koraks and that i am overly skeptical
wonder how much that would weigh
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koraks
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Re: Zimbabwe giant shroom [Re: masspan]
#15509634 - 12/13/11 09:04 AM (5 months, 14 days ago) |
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That kid looks like it's struggling to keep it up as hard as an average American drunk after a coke binge.
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Ran-D
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Re: Zimbabwe giant shroom [Re: koraks]
#15510593 - 12/13/11 12:14 PM (5 months, 14 days ago) |
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Wait, so OP really found this? Any more pictures?
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LuckOfTheFryish
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Re: Zimbabwe giant shroom [Re: Ran-D]
#15510706 - 12/13/11 12:33 PM (5 months, 14 days ago) |
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Quote:
Ran-D said:
Wait, so OP really found this? Any more pictures?
no. this picture has been on google for a long time.
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Inconspicuous
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I've seen this before only a few days ago. It would be good if it were real as giant shrooms are awesome.
The picture was on a demotivational picture that said something along the lines of
trip for a year of die?
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LuckOfTheFryish
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they are real. they do get that big. and they are edible. no tripping, no dying.
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Ran-D
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Quote:
LuckOfTheFryish said:
Quote:
Ran-D said:
Wait, so OP really found this? Any more pictures?
no. this picture has been on google for a long time.
So where the hell does OP fit in? 
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maynardjameskeenan
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Re: Zimbabwe giant shroom [Re: Ran-D]
#15512454 - 12/13/11 06:48 PM (5 months, 13 days ago) |
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Quote:
Ran-D said:
Quote:
LuckOfTheFryish said:
Quote:
Ran-D said:
Wait, so OP really found this? Any more pictures?
no. this picture has been on google for a long time.
So where the hell does OP fit in?
Thinking he saw the picture on google and decided to re-post it on this site.
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psylosymonreturns
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i found this monster. not quite as big but almost!
Edited by psylosymonreturns (12/13/11 07:01 PM)
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maynardjameskeenan
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Quote:
psylosymonreturns said:
i found this monster. not quite as big but almost!
JESUS! That is fu**ing massive! what is it?
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bfogg8706
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Looks like it's a wine cap (Stropharia rugosoannulata), and a monster at that.
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psylosymonreturns
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Re: Zimbabwe giant shroom [Re: bfogg8706]
#15512846 - 12/13/11 08:17 PM (5 months, 13 days ago) |
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yup, i found a wild garden giant patch at a blueberry farm . it was a massive patch. but this one was sooo big it fell over from its own weight! the stipe was fatter then a beer can.
it was a serious trophy! 
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