There’s been a bunch of unbelievably bad reporting around Deathcap mushrooms (Amanita phalloides). Here’s a reporter who actually interview foragers (myself included) and does a better job of summarizing the risks without leaning into sensationalism.
sf.gazetteer.co/if-youre-not...
sf.gazetteer.co/if-youre-not...
‘If you're not educated enough, there’s real danger’
As the Department of Health advises against foraging, professional mushroom-hunters share tips on picking safely.
sf.gazetteer.co
December 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
There’s been a bunch of unbelievably bad reporting around Deathcap mushrooms (Amanita phalloides). Here’s a reporter who actually interview foragers (myself included) and does a better job of summarizing the risks without leaning into sensationalism.
sf.gazetteer.co/if-youre-not...
sf.gazetteer.co/if-youre-not...
On the ecological impact of prehistoric hunter-gatherers in Europe:
Early Holocene (Mesolithic) and Last Interglacial (Neanderthal) foragers compared🏺🧪
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Provides evidence that both Neanderthals and Mesolithic foragers actively shaped European interglacial ecosystems
Early Holocene (Mesolithic) and Last Interglacial (Neanderthal) foragers compared🏺🧪
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Provides evidence that both Neanderthals and Mesolithic foragers actively shaped European interglacial ecosystems
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
On the ecological impact of prehistoric hunter-gatherers in Europe:
Early Holocene (Mesolithic) and Last Interglacial (Neanderthal) foragers compared🏺🧪
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Provides evidence that both Neanderthals and Mesolithic foragers actively shaped European interglacial ecosystems
Early Holocene (Mesolithic) and Last Interglacial (Neanderthal) foragers compared🏺🧪
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Provides evidence that both Neanderthals and Mesolithic foragers actively shaped European interglacial ecosystems
Trucked-in honeybees may edge out bigger bumblebee foragers:
www.sciencenews.org/article/hone...
@darastanley.bsky.social
www.sciencenews.org/article/hone...
@darastanley.bsky.social
Trucked-in honeybees may edge out bigger bumblebee foragers
The finding could guide beekeepers to keep hives out of most vulnerable areas of the Irish heathlands.
www.sciencenews.org
December 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Trucked-in honeybees may edge out bigger bumblebee foragers:
www.sciencenews.org/article/hone...
@darastanley.bsky.social
www.sciencenews.org/article/hone...
@darastanley.bsky.social
I've not read anything else from her, and I didn't find the political lines very compelling, but I really loved the accounts of matsutake foragers and traders
December 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I've not read anything else from her, and I didn't find the political lines very compelling, but I really loved the accounts of matsutake foragers and traders
What form of communication is used by bee foragers to let the rest of the colony know the direction and distance towards a newly-discovered patch of flowers?
December 14, 2025 at 9:58 AM
What form of communication is used by bee foragers to let the rest of the colony know the direction and distance towards a newly-discovered patch of flowers?
Really enjoyed Melissa Hargreaves' 🇳🇿 talk! Can't be easy following Innes Cuthill! Based on their initial findings it seems like a combination of monocular and binocular vision is important for strike foragers like the mantis shrimp 🦐 🙌 #ASABWinter2025 @asab-meetings.bsky.social @asab.org
December 15, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Really enjoyed Melissa Hargreaves' 🇳🇿 talk! Can't be easy following Innes Cuthill! Based on their initial findings it seems like a combination of monocular and binocular vision is important for strike foragers like the mantis shrimp 🦐 🙌 #ASABWinter2025 @asab-meetings.bsky.social @asab.org
Looking back on my awesome Arctic fox encounter from last month. These little guys are high-energy, fast-moving foragers. This one was sniffing for snacks among the frozen kelp on the shore. They will follow polar bears onto the ice to eat leftovers from their kills. #mammals 🌿
December 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Looking back on my awesome Arctic fox encounter from last month. These little guys are high-energy, fast-moving foragers. This one was sniffing for snacks among the frozen kelp on the shore. They will follow polar bears onto the ice to eat leftovers from their kills. #mammals 🌿
I would really like to know how foragers came to the conclusion that these particular mushrooms were safe to eat because if it was an app (as has happened in the past!) that sure seems bad.
California officials warn against foraging wild mushrooms after deadly poisoning outbreak
California officials are warning foragers about a deadly outbreak linked to wild mushrooms. The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning, likely from death cap mushroo...
apnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I would really like to know how foragers came to the conclusion that these particular mushrooms were safe to eat because if it was an app (as has happened in the past!) that sure seems bad.
California officials are warning foragers about a deadly outbreak linked to wild mushrooms.
California officials warn against foraging wild mushrooms after deadly poisoning outbreak
California officials are warning foragers about a deadly outbreak linked to wild mushrooms. The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning, likely from death cap mushrooms.
bit.ly
December 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
California officials are warning foragers about a deadly outbreak linked to wild mushrooms.
California officials warn foragers after person dies from poison mushroom
California officials warn foragers after person dies from poison mushroom
Several additional people, including children, have severe liver damage amid 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning
California officials are warning foragers after an outbreak of poisoning linked to wild mushrooms that has killed one adult and caused severe liver damage in several patients, including children.
The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning, likely caused by death cap mushrooms, the health department said Friday. The toxic wild mushrooms are often mistaken for edible ones because of their appearance and taste. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
California officials warn foragers after person dies from poison mushroom
I have been delving into the life of this extraordinary woman who, I suspect, would not give modern foragers the time of day. She shot rabbits and ate them for breakfast. givehttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/26/life-of-exmoor-nature-writer-hope-bourne-recognised-with-exhibition
Life of Exmoor nature writer Hope Bourne recognised with exhibition
Views of forward-thinking artist and writer who lived off land in national park celebrated at museum in Glastonbury
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I have been delving into the life of this extraordinary woman who, I suspect, would not give modern foragers the time of day. She shot rabbits and ate them for breakfast. givehttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/26/life-of-exmoor-nature-writer-hope-bourne-recognised-with-exhibition
California officials are warning foragers after an outbreak of poisoning linked to wild mushrooms that has killed one adult and caused severe liver damage in several patients, including children.
California officials warn against foraging wild mushrooms after deadly poisoning outbreak
California officials are warning foragers about a deadly outbreak linked to wild mushrooms. The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning, likely from death cap mushrooms.
bit.ly
December 7, 2025 at 7:00 AM
California officials are warning foragers after an outbreak of poisoning linked to wild mushrooms that has killed one adult and caused severe liver damage in several patients, including children.
California officials are warning foragers after an outbreak of poisoning linked to wild mushrooms that has killed one adult and caused severe liver damage in several patients, including children. https://cnn.it/3MmJtan
December 7, 2025 at 4:05 AM
California officials are warning foragers after an outbreak of poisoning linked to wild mushrooms that has killed one adult and caused severe liver damage in several patients, including children. https://cnn.it/3MmJtan
Officials are warning foragers after an outbreak of poisoning linked to wild mushrooms that has killed one adult and caused severe liver damage in several patients, including children. The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning.
apnews.com/article/pois...
apnews.com/article/pois...
California officials warn against foraging wild mushrooms after deadly poisoning outbreak
California officials are warning foragers about a deadly outbreak linked to wild mushrooms. The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning, likely from death cap mushroo...
apnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Officials are warning foragers after an outbreak of poisoning linked to wild mushrooms that has killed one adult and caused severe liver damage in several patients, including children. The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning.
apnews.com/article/pois...
apnews.com/article/pois...
California officials warn foragers after person dies from poison mushroom
www.theguardian.com
California officials warn foragers after person dies from poison mushroom
twp.ai
December 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
California officials warn foragers after person dies from poison mushroom
New research overturns the myth of perfectly equal hunter-gatherers. Even the most “egalitarian” societies navigate inequality using subtle political tools that protect autonomy. Equality, it turns out, is hard-won. #Anthropology #HumanOrigins #Foragers #Inequality
When Equality Has Edges: Rethinking “Egalitarian” Societies Through Their Everyday Politics
New research argues that even humanity’s most egalitarian communities live with inequality, raising difficult questions about how fairness actually works in small-scale societies.
www.anthropology.net
December 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
New research overturns the myth of perfectly equal hunter-gatherers. Even the most “egalitarian” societies navigate inequality using subtle political tools that protect autonomy. Equality, it turns out, is hard-won. #Anthropology #HumanOrigins #Foragers #Inequality
lobster mushrooms are a great starter for foragers because they have no look alikes at all, so anything that looks like a lobster is going to be a lobster
www.westcoastforager.com/wild-edible-...
www.westcoastforager.com/wild-edible-...
December 7, 2025 at 7:26 AM
lobster mushrooms are a great starter for foragers because they have no look alikes at all, so anything that looks like a lobster is going to be a lobster
www.westcoastforager.com/wild-edible-...
www.westcoastforager.com/wild-edible-...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
California officials warn foragers after person dies from poison mushroom
California officials warn foragers after person dies from poison mushroom
California officials warn foragers after person dies from poison mushroom
Several additional people, including children, have severe liver damage amid 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:23 PM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
California officials warn foragers after person dies from poison mushroom
California officials warn foragers after person dies from poison mushroom
Does the government have a list of foragers?
California officials are warning foragers about a deadly outbreak linked to wild mushrooms.
California officials warn against foraging wild mushrooms after deadly poisoning outbreak
California officials are warning foragers about a deadly outbreak linked to wild mushrooms. The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning, likely from death cap mushrooms.
bit.ly
December 7, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Does the government have a list of foragers?
California officials warn foragers after person dies from poison mushroom 📍⬇️✔️ thedailyculture.com/california-i... #USA #California #poisonmushroom
California Issues Deadly Mushroom Warning - thedailyculture.com
California warns foragers after deadly amatoxin mushroom poisonings kill one adult and severely injure several others.
thedailyculture.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
California officials warn foragers after person dies from poison mushroom 📍⬇️✔️ thedailyculture.com/california-i... #USA #California #poisonmushroom
I know you are all adults, but I adore the Folkmanis finger puppets. If you have foragers, an Opinel mushroom knife. There are also all manner of festive import googahs at Cargo.
December 5, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I know you are all adults, but I adore the Folkmanis finger puppets. If you have foragers, an Opinel mushroom knife. There are also all manner of festive import googahs at Cargo.
The foragers discussion
by Elisabeth Sommerville Stone
by Elisabeth Sommerville Stone
December 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The foragers discussion
by Elisabeth Sommerville Stone
by Elisabeth Sommerville Stone
If YouTube has existed when I was a teen I would’ve been crushed at its loss (and watching exactly what I watch now: lofi animated computer chill out vibes, bramble foragers in England, scrap artists and fireplace loops). It’s possible to be a teen and just want to watch your stories.
YouTube says it will comply with Australia's teen social media ban reut.rs/3MffIIn
YouTube says it will comply with Australia's teen social media ban
Google's YouTube shared a "disappointing update" to millions of Australian users and content creators on Wednesday, saying it will comply with a world-first teen social media ban by locking out users aged under 16 from their accounts within days.
reut.rs
December 3, 2025 at 5:33 AM
If YouTube has existed when I was a teen I would’ve been crushed at its loss (and watching exactly what I watch now: lofi animated computer chill out vibes, bramble foragers in England, scrap artists and fireplace loops). It’s possible to be a teen and just want to watch your stories.
A hunter-gatherer society where the hunters and foragers are out 60-80 hours per week is not on a grindset; it is *starving and on the brink of collapse*.
Do you think that level of stress is sustainable for a 45-year career, even today?
Do you think that level of stress is sustainable for a 45-year career, even today?
December 1, 2025 at 2:37 PM
A hunter-gatherer society where the hunters and foragers are out 60-80 hours per week is not on a grindset; it is *starving and on the brink of collapse*.
Do you think that level of stress is sustainable for a 45-year career, even today?
Do you think that level of stress is sustainable for a 45-year career, even today?