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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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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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AmidstBinary
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Hey
So I quizzed my ma with the who, where, when etc and it was taken from the Tongabezi Safari Lodge FB page. The lodge is situated near the Victoria Falls. They were asking for help with identification and so I've past on what you told me. Thanks very much Alan Rockefeller.
AB
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riverdweller
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Great thread!
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