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On 24/01/2026 11:36, J. J. Lodder wrote:
> Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> wrote:
> 
>> A little while ago (in connection with the Erin Patterson case) I made
>> the comment that as far as fungi are concerned, unusually, Australia
>> is no deadlier than anywhere else in the world.
>>
>> I have subsequently learned that Amanita phalloides is only native to
>> Europe and North Africa; it has been accidentally introduced with
>> trees (it's mycorrhizal) to North America (late C.19), Australia (mid
>> to late C.20), & a few other places.
> 
> That's one of those things that evolution cannot explain.

Evolution does not revolve around humans. Any living entity (plant,
animal, virus) can evolve. They each have their reasons for evolving one
way or another. Unless you believe that God created mushrooms only to be
eaten by humans - in which case your next question makes sense.


> What's in it for those mushrooms to be that deadly to humans?
> 
> Maybe this isn't the best of all possible worlds after all,
> 

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Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-01-24 11:36 +0100
  Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> - 2026-01-24 03:06 -0800
    Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia "Anders D. Nygaard" <news2012adn@google.com> - 2026-01-26 15:53 +0100
      Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-01-26 16:40 +0100
        Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-01-26 17:23 +0100
          Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2026-01-26 17:39 +0000
      Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> - 2026-01-26 15:29 -0800
    Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2026-01-28 16:34 +0000
  Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2026-01-26 17:36 +0000
    Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-01-26 20:55 +0100
    Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-01-26 21:02 +0100
    Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia Silvano <Silvano@noncisonopernessuno.it> - 2026-01-26 21:10 +0100
      Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2026-01-27 14:43 +0000
    Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2026-01-28 16:30 +0000
  Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-01-27 13:32 +0100
    Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-01-27 23:34 +0100
      Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> - 2026-01-27 17:56 -0800
        Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-01-28 13:44 +0100
          Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2026-01-28 14:27 +0000
            Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-01-28 16:42 +0000
              Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-01-29 08:33 +1100
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            Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-01-28 21:25 +0100
              Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-01-29 01:19 +0000
                Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-01-29 10:27 +0100
      Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-01-28 11:54 +0100
        Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-01-28 13:44 +0100
          Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-01-28 15:38 +0100
            Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-01-28 21:25 +0100
        Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia Adam Funk <a24061@ducksburg.com> - 2026-01-28 14:59 +0000
          Re: Deadly mushrooms in Australia nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-01-28 21:25 +0100

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