<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} </style> <![endif]--></p> <p><span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: small;">A commonly found fungus which is often depicted in fairytale illustrations.&nbsp; They can be found growing nearby birch, pine and spruce trees.<br /><br /> The growing season is late summer to early winter. These photographs were taken in the middle of October 2010.</span> <span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: small;"><br /><br /> The fungus was traditionally used as a fly killer and has hallucinogenic properties.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><br /> <img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_V8fjVWFXdd8/TMhpuZm_j1I/AAAAAAAAAPM/9ZFQIfVd8UQ/s640/DSC05232.JPG" border="0" title="Fly Agaric" width="640" height="480" /></p>

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