What Are Mushroom Spores? A Microscopy Guide
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.
Psilocybin Mushroom Spore Wiki
Spore microscopy guides and strain profiles from the Spores Worldwide lab in Ottawa: how to use a spore syringe, make and read a spore print, store spores, and profiles of Golden Teacher and the Penis Envy family.
B+ Spores: Strain Profile and the Hybrid Myth
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 Spores: One Name, Two Species
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, Prints and Swabs
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 to Make a Spore Print
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.
How to Use a Spore Syringe for Microscopy
Prepare a slide from a spore syringe: workspace, drop, cover slip, 100× to 1000×, measuring spores. A microscopy guide from our Ottawa lab.
Golden Teacher Mushrooms: The Complete Strain Guide for Researchers
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.
Penis Envy Mushrooms: The Complete Guide to the Most Sought-After Cubensis Strain
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.