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Mushroom Eating Squirrel (Vanity)

Posted on 06/15/2010 9:05:22 PM PDT by plinyelder

This .. I know is an odd question and I couldn't figure out exactly how or where to post it so-o-o "You Won"! 8)

A lot of folks DO look upon squirrels as a pest but I kinda get a kick out of watching them.

I have never seen a squirrel eat a back-yard mushroom .. until today!

I don't know what kind of mushroom this would be but I guess that it is the typical, growing over buried, dead wood type that grows in forested areas. (my home is in a 'forest')

I walked around looking for a 'dead squirrel' a few hours after I saw what he was eating but .. no carcases!?

Is this normal .. for squirrels to eat mushrooms?

Will I be picking up dead squirrels .. maybe tomorrow?

Thanks


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Gardening; Humor; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: backyard; jpb; mushroom; napl; poison; squirrel
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To: dangus; Slings and Arrows
>>Eating mushrooms could explain alot about squirrel behavior.

Not a PING ping!

41 posted on 06/16/2010 10:26:58 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Throw the bums out in 2010.)
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To: plinyelder
What's for dessert?


42 posted on 06/16/2010 10:30:04 AM PDT by Daffynition ("Play it, Sam, for old times' sake, play 'As Time Goes By'.")
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To: plinyelder; a fool in paradise; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; ...
I walked around looking for a 'dead squirrel' a few hours after I saw what he was eating but .. no carcases!?

You'll find his body next to his little bell-bottoms and lava lamp.


43 posted on 06/16/2010 11:12:53 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: plinyelder
Once I had this dream that I was living the song "I Don't Like Mondays" by the Boomtown Rats. The song was playing all through the dream and the story was playing out in front of me. It was really weird and then I woke up and...it was Monday!

I hate it when that happens.

44 posted on 06/16/2010 11:20:36 AM PDT by Allegra (Pablo is very wily.)
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To: Slings and Arrows; null and void

If ever there was a thread that begged for Nully and his squirrel eating a bird photo.


45 posted on 06/16/2010 11:36:05 AM PDT by Darksheare (Proudly buzzkilling the illusion of confidence in the progress of humanity for 35 years.)
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To: Allegra
You have the BEST non-sequiturs!
46 posted on 06/16/2010 11:40:33 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Darksheare; null and void

If only he had answered the call...


47 posted on 06/16/2010 11:41:31 AM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Slings and Arrows; null and void

He did, but still.. this thread was just asking for it.
Dancing around saying “Pick Me! Pick Me!”

Where’s the soldier figurine ‘hunters’ on the squirrel corpse?
Didn’t see that one yet.


48 posted on 06/16/2010 11:46:03 AM PDT by Darksheare (Proudly buzzkilling the illusion of confidence in the progress of humanity for 35 years.)
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To: Slings and Arrows; Allegra

Dancing hamsters carrying oranges while the song “Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood plays..
That was an odd dream.
Creepy considering I was about ten or so when I had that dream.. and still remember it.


49 posted on 06/16/2010 11:49:06 AM PDT by Darksheare (Proudly buzzkilling the illusion of confidence in the progress of humanity for 35 years.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

I was looking for a story about a vicious mushroom.


50 posted on 06/16/2010 12:14:53 PM PDT by TheOldLady
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To: TheOldLady

51 posted on 06/16/2010 12:26:11 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: plinyelder

You have a mushroom that eats squirrels?


52 posted on 06/16/2010 12:43:09 PM PDT by Xenalyte (Yes, Chef!)
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To: Darksheare; Slings and Arrows
Dancing hamsters carrying oranges while the song “Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood plays..

That was an odd dream.

You ate a pizza with extra sausage on it before you went to bed that night, didn't you?

53 posted on 06/16/2010 1:03:53 PM PDT by Allegra (Pablo is very wily.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

LOL! Watch out for the little red one in the middle!


54 posted on 06/16/2010 1:20:22 PM PDT by TheOldLady
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To: plinyelder
They have cast iron guts. Rat poison (usually) doesn't kill them. Gopher poison (usually) doesn't kill them.

They can eat massive amounts of most poisons, and survive, asking for more.

Squirrels have a short digestive tract that allows them to handle many foods that humans cannot. Because the foods are not in the system long enough to make a difference, trace amounts of poison found in acorns, mushrooms and other problematic natural foods do not bother squirrels.

Anti-coagulation poisons need to be fed to ground squirrels on a daily basis for at least five consecutive days in order to be effective. If you have pets or children, these poisons should be in appropriately safe bait-containers.

Read more: What Is Poisonous to Squirrels? Read more: What Is Poisonous to Squirrels?

55 posted on 06/16/2010 1:25:55 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Made in America, by proud American citizens, in 1946.)
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To: TheOldLady

The little ones are always the most dangerous.


56 posted on 06/16/2010 1:28:47 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: nolongerademocrat; plinyelder
Click on his window and feed the hamster:

Enjoy!

57 posted on 06/16/2010 2:24:26 PM PDT by brityank (The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional !! Â)
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To: Allegra; Slings and Arrows

Actually it was extra mushrooms with garlic.
Had to have been the garlic.


58 posted on 06/16/2010 4:06:12 PM PDT by Darksheare (Proudly buzzkilling the illusion of confidence in the progress of humanity for 35 years.)
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To: brityank

LOL


59 posted on 06/16/2010 6:33:37 PM PDT by nolongerademocrat ("Before you ask G-d for something, first thank G-d for what you already have." B'rachot 30b)
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