This mysterious mushroom makes people see hundreds of tiny humans
Science Daily · 25 Oct 2026

This mysterious mushroom makes people see hundreds of tiny humans

For nearly a century, people in distant parts of the world have reported a bizarre experience after eating certain wild mushrooms: seeing dozens or even hundreds of tiny, colorful humans moving through the real world. Now, scientists have identified a mushroom species, Lanmaoa asiatica, responsible for these extraordinary hallucinations in China and the Philippines.


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