Mazatapec Spore Print, Single Print

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This is a single Mazatapec spore print: spores from the Mazatapec variety of Psilocybe cubensis, sold as a specimen for microscopy and collection.

What a Mazatapec spore print is

Collectors obtain a spore print by catching, on a clean surface, the spores that a ripe mushroom cap sheds. You cannot see one spore without magnification, but a print shows the colour of the whole mass. Psilocybe cubensis leaves a dark purple-brown print.

At 400x magnification you see ellipsoid, thick-walled spores, each with a germ pore at one end. Expect a length of roughly 11 to 17 micrometres and a width of 8 to 11, according to published figures.

The variety and its name

Science has known the species since 1904, when a specimen from a cattle pasture in Cuba received the name Stropharia cubensis. The Mazatec people of Oaxaca, Mexico, gave the Mazatapec variety its name, and the wider world learned of Mazatec mushroom ceremonies in 1957.

Writers disagree about where today's Mazatapec stock began, and one reference traces it to spore prints that later visitors gathered in the region.

What is in the pack

• Contents: 1 spore print
• Variety: Mazatapec (Psilocybe cubensis)

The producer states that one print holds millions of spores. One seller of this print reports a sealed, protective-atmosphere pack and a storage life of a number of years.

Storage and handling

Keep the print in its pack, somewhere cool, dark and dry. Open it only with clean, dry hands and tools, away from draughts: loose spores blow away easily and an open print collects dust. For a microscope slide, the tip of a needle or scalpel lifts enough spores.

Legal status and responsible use

The legal status of this product differs from country to country, and you are responsible for checking the law where you live. It is sold to adults aged 18 and over only. The pack notes that mushrooms of this kind naturally contain psilocybin and psilocin, and tells you to keep the product out of reach of children.

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