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truffleupagus


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Wormy Amanitas
#5321801 - 02/20/06 09:12 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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A few weeks ago I ordered some amanita pantherina caps from an online store. I ended up noticing a whole bunch of little dead worms on them and, even though I did eventually go through the caps with a pair of tweezers, I'm wondering if I should even still partake. The crappy part is that I already ate about 1/4 of what I got. I didn't notice the worms until after that point. This was only my second experience with amanitas so I'm a newbie in the world of amanitas still. I ate about 7g and undoubtedly ate a few little worms in the process. The thing is though that I'm still a bit grossed out by the thought of eating what's left. I'm wondering, first of all, if it's a good idea and, second of all, what might be a preferrable way to prepare the remaining 20/21g dried mush if I can still eat them. Any ideas? Also, I've read that you can smoke mushrooms too. Are the effects still similar if you do that?
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mrTtheH
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those worms or maggots man? lol
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mrTtheH
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Re: Wormy Amanitas [Re: mrTtheH]
#5322075 - 02/20/06 10:09 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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and throw those away man seriously
sry
-------------------- It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC)
"Human beings, the potentially highest form of life expression on this planet have built the vast pharmaceutical industry for the central purpose of poisoning the lowest form of life on the planet--germs!"--Dr. Richard Murray
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Sinthetic
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Re: Wormy Amanitas [Re: mrTtheH]
#5323207 - 02/21/06 08:22 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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I would look into getting a refund. i don't care if they're sold for consumption or not. They shouldn't sell worm/maggot infested product. Of course, maybe a fly layed some eggs on them after you already had them.
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truffleupagus


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Re: Wormy Amanitas [Re: Sinthetic]
#5325154 - 02/21/06 06:22 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Thanks for the replies. I would agree with you about the possibility of a fly laying eggs but I kept the caps in a sealed bag in a desk drawer the whole time I had them. Also, the fact that none of them were moving leads me to believe that they were killed by the drying process or the mushrooms themselves. I sent the store an e-mail and the guy didn't offer me a refund or anything. Just gave me a line about how it's harvested from the wild so something like that can't be guaranteed against. He also said that it didn't appear to be an inside infestation but I think it's just that they're eyes are not so good. I was wondering about smoking it though and how much you can/is it better to mix with other stuff? I figured that would be a less repulsive way to still make use of it.
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Newbie
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I wouldn't expect much from smoking it...
The flame would most likely deteriorate any psyhoactive content.
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Sinthetic
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Re: Wormy Amanitas [Re: Newbie]
#5327446 - 02/22/06 09:32 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Wow. I would never order from that asshat again. I wouldn't eat 'em. I have heard that peole have felt "something" when smoking them but not enough to be worth it. Maybe if you made a tea?
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Oatman2000
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Re: Wormy Amanitas [Re: Sinthetic]
#5327989 - 02/22/06 12:59 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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larve from the infamous Mushroom Gnat... found them growing in a pf jar once.
also they got into one of my mycobags once too... i hear that the gnats can lay eggs through a micopore patch/filter.
i smell a Refund !
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truffleupagus


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Re: Wormy Amanitas [Re: Oatman2000]
#5329067 - 02/22/06 07:20 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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I guess I'll try sending one more e-mail to the company to ask for a refund. If that doesn't work I might try the tea idea. Thanks!
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DICK
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geez dont let up... if anything warn everybody you know about that place to avoid it... tell him youll do this for sending inferior quality products... most likely than not hell suck up and give a refund than go through having a bad rep
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truffleupagus


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Re: Wormy Amanitas [Re: DICK]
#5334226 - 02/24/06 07:23 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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I guess you're right. Leverage can be a powerful thing.
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MAIA
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Asking for a refund makes no sense. Amanita muscaria is not a domesticated specie, it only grows in the wild. Therefore, it is subjected to a natural environment, where flies, worms and other insects go around eating and laying eggs.
I use to consume some laughing gyms which i collect from the wild. They usually have worms or other insects around. What can i do, should i complain to the trees, or to the birds for not eating those damn worms and flies ?
You should accept this as a natural consequence. Anyway, worms and maggots, whatever, won't kill you. They are a disgusting source for proteins, no more, no less.
MAIA
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truffleupagus


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Re: Wormy Amanitas [Re: MAIA]
#5334861 - 02/24/06 01:11 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Well, I guess if you put it that way I probably shouldn't bother sending another e-mail to the company. I thought amanitas could be grown in more of like a greenhouse environment too though, no? I don't know. I'm somewhat new to this stuff. Well, I guess I'll try making a tea with what's left then. Hopefully I'll get off on it even though it'll be my first time with tea.
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truffleupagus


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So I guess they do mainly just grow in the wild. I just read somewhere that the fact that amanitas tend to grow around trees makes them difficult to cultivate. I ended up not bothering to ask for a refund. Instead of making a tea I just grinded the caps up with an herb grinder and then threw them in a blender with a little OJ. Not a bad way to still make use of them I must say. I think I got all the gnat larvae out when I went thru them with the tweezers anyway. One thing I should mention is that I probably could've used less. I started out with 7g and a couple hours later I blended up another 4. A while after that I noticed some occasional throbbing/pulsing in my hands. Shortly after that my heart started pounding for a while and it seemed like it was beating a little too fast. I ate a whole bunch of doritos and felt better though. I had read that the panther caps are more potent than a. muscaria and that it's good to start with just a couple caps. What can I say though? Sometimes I'm just dumb like that and don't take advice well. That's something I'll have to work on I guess.
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thedudenj
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wow that happen to me once but i picked mine instead of drying they turned to goo and huge pile of those things but that was only 4 out of 20 i have picked so o well. If you want a site that good quality ones ask me in PM
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