Beautiful for looking, nasty for tasting by flyrobin

Beautiful for looking, nasty for tasting

This fungi was so pretty and bright, but I'm pretty sure it's poisonous
Sam
LOVE mushroom shots.....and yes it is definitely poisonous. When I did my Mushroom Mania theme a couple of weeks back, I learnt so much about mushrooms, including the poisonous ones!!
June 24th, 2014  
It is so tempting with that beautiful colour. Pity it is poisonous. Beautiful capture.
June 24th, 2014  
Lovely colour and it looks to be trying a bit of camouflage - but no chance!
June 24th, 2014  
It's so pretty, I've never seen one like this. Great find.
June 24th, 2014  
Fabulous colours and a great capture Robyn...Fav
June 24th, 2014  
Lovely colour and pov.
Fav
June 24th, 2014  
I would think it would be haha! A wonderful shot though! (:
June 24th, 2014  
Love it ...
June 24th, 2014  
Great find...and super textures. Almost like an Alice In Wonderland 'shroom! Nicely spotted and captured.
June 24th, 2014  
Beautiful fungus and a great capture. I love its color. I'd bet it's poisonous, too.
June 24th, 2014  
It is poisonous! There are no edible mushrooms that look like that wicked one.
June 24th, 2014  
Well, I take back the color comment - Amanita caesarea is red and edible. But I wouldn't eat any Amanita. The poisonous ones can cause liver failure. Here's a quote from Wikipedia: "Although a few species of Amanita are edible, many fungi experts advise against eating a member of Amanita unless the species is known with absolute certainty.[4] Because so many species within this genus are so deadly toxic, if a specimen is identified incorrectly, consumption may cause extreme sickness and possibly death."
June 24th, 2014  
Nice capture.
June 25th, 2014  
A fairyland fungus! I love the colour. Nice shot.
June 25th, 2014  
Great shot of this lovely red mushroom!!! Too bad it is poisonous!!!
June 25th, 2014  
Yes it is definitely poisonous, but it is so beautiful.
June 25th, 2014  
This is so beautiful!! Sad it is toxic. Great detail! Fav
June 25th, 2014  
Don't eat it, that's fly agaric aka magic mushroom - a powerful hallucinogenic. Great shot, fav.
June 25th, 2014  
Fabulous capture love the colour
June 25th, 2014  
June 25th, 2014  
@sophiaz That's very informative Sophia, I am very glad I just photographed it and didn't touch it
June 25th, 2014  
@golftragic Thanks Marnie, I didn't even touch it to move things for the shot as the red kind of shrieked poisonous. It is pretty though
June 25th, 2014  
Good eye to spot this eye-catching "thingy." Excellent detail and composition.
June 25th, 2014  
@cimes1 Thanks Carole
June 26th, 2014  
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