Mushrooms that were there yesterday have vanished without a trace the next day. The animals in the forest are in an uproar over mushrooms found in a forest in Minami-ku, Sapporo. A malfunctioning surveillance camera has led to the capture of a "cute, culprit-like figure" on the remaining camera. What is its true identity?

A staff member found a fly agaric in Takino Forest in autumn. Its bright red and white pattern is fairytale-like and beautiful, but it is also known as a "poisonous mushroom" because it is highly poisonous to humans.

This social media post received comments such as "It's too cute to eat!", "A cute mushroom", and "What a beautiful pattern", and it became a hot topic, receiving over 15,000 likes. However, the mushroom, which could be seen until yesterday, had completely disappeared by the next morning.

When they looked at the security camera to find the culprit, they discovered a malfunction. The staff then investigated the surrounding area to find the cause.

The "culprit" was caught on camera! His true identity is...

Fortunately, a camera located a short distance away clearly captured what appeared to be the culprit.

What was reflected there was a deer! In fact, in the past, here in Takino Forest, there was a story about a Hokkaido squirrel and a deer over a fly agaric. In that story, the Hokkaido squirrel discovered the fly agaric first! He was enjoying eating it bit by bit, when a deer appeared later and ate it all. Seeing what had happened after it had been eaten, the Hokkaido squirrel looked around in a panic, which was a bit sad.

This time too, the deer ate them all before the Hokkaido squirrel found them.

Fly agaric is highly poisonous so be careful!

However, a few days later, a staff member discovered a fly agaric in another location!

Once again, this fly agaric is a poisonous mushroom that is highly toxic to humans. In some areas, it is eaten after removing the poison, but please be careful and remember that it is a poisonous mushroom.

This is a story about animals and fly agarics quietly living in the autumn forest. Try to feel the autumn in the forest while quietly watching over the workings of nature.