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Scientists Identify Mushroom Species Causing Visual Hallucinations of Small Human Figures

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October 25, 2026 • 04:30 PM
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Kathmandu. Scientists have identified a species of mushroom that causes people to see dozens to hundreds of small human figures after eating it. Research shows that the mushroom, named Lanmaoa asia...

Scientists Identify Mushroom Species Causing Visual Hallucinations of Small Human Figures

Kathmandu. Scientists have identified a species of mushroom that causes people to see dozens to hundreds of small human figures after eating it. Research shows that the mushroom, named Lanmaoa asiatica, found in southwestern China and the Philippines, has this effect.

Researchers from the University of Utah in the United States identified the mushroom through DNA testing. The research findings have been published in the scientific journal Mycologia.

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