Author name: Spores Worldwide

Mushroom spores are single cells made on the gills, usually four at a time. How they form, how they’re released, and how they look under a microscope.

B+ is one of the oldest Psilocybe cubensis strains. Its history, why the azurescens hybrid story doesn’t hold up, and how to study B+ spores.

Blue Meanie names two species: a Psilocybe cubensis variety and Panaeolus cyanescens. How to tell their spores apart, and why both bruise blue.

How to store spore syringes, spore prints and spore swabs for microscopy: fridge or room temperature, labelling, and signs a syringe has a problem.

How a spore print forms, how to take one on foil, paper or glass, and what print colour can (and can’t) tell you, with photos from our lab.

Prepare a slide from a spore syringe: workspace, drop, cover slip, 100× to 1000×, measuring spores. A microscopy guide from our Ottawa lab.

Everything you need to know about Golden Teacher mushrooms: origin, physical characteristics, spore morphology, and why GT is the #1 beginner-friendly cubensis strain. Get Golden Teacher spores for microscopy research.

The complete guide to Penis Envy mushrooms, including the exclusive Rich Gee origin story, 6+ PE variants (APE, PE6, Choda, Golden PE), microscopy characteristics, and where to buy PE spores for research.