The iconic Amanita muscaria , or fly agaric. These mushrooms are poisonous but reported to elicit euphoria and hallucinatory dreams when prepared correctly. There is a well-documented history of traditional use in parts of Siberia. Smaller doses were reportedly eaten to stave off fatigue; larger doses were taken for recreational or shamanic

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Fungi are capable of mind control. Ophiocordyceps unilateralis is an fungus which infects carpenter ants and turns them into zombies, hijacking their brains and bodies for the bidding of its fungal master. An infected ant will leave its nest, chomp down on a leaf, and remain there until death. Days later, a mushroom will pierce out of the ant's... See more