New Magic Mushroom Makes You See Tiny People

[Bottom Feeder]

Magic mushrooms? You have gnome idea.
NewYork Post

Move over psilocybin — there’s a new psychoactive agent on the scene. A study published last month in Mycologia has unearthed new details on how one freaky fungus, the Lanmaoa asiatica, makes those who ingest it hallucinate teeny, tiny people all around them.

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Most of those who eat it report that they can seem functionally sober and their surroundings remain largely unchanged — except for the miniature people. The gnome-like beings appear after about 12 to 24 hours and may stick around for several days to follow.



L. asiatica, a type of bolete mushroom, is native to pine forests in both southwestern China

 

[KnowWhy]

That’s odd. I was under impression all boletes had no side effects. Picture is very similar to “king bolete.”

I don’t need to see gnomes for days, or these tiny people:

 

[Fatrat]

Wrong side of the country or I'd be there...

 

[nickndfl]

I am freakin' out man.

 

[Bottom Feeder]

Mushrooms That Cause 'Tiny Human' Hallucinations Don't Contain Psychedelics​

ScienceAlert

If you consumed a wild mushroom and suddenly started seeing tiny people around you, you might reasonably assume it contained a familiar psychedelic. But that does not appear to be the case with Lanmaoa asiatica. There's an official name for seeing tiny people: Lilliputian hallucinations.

And despite the reported hallucinations, no close matches to genes associated with psilocybin or ibotenic acid, two well-known mushroom hallucinogens. This supports the hypothesis of the presence of a novel unidentified metabolite responsible for the unique hallucinogenic properties of L. asiatica.

The next question is how it's triggered, and the researchers suggest that once we get that answer, it could tell us much more about the workings of the human psyche.