Who stole the fly agaric mushrooms?

In a funny story from the UK, a batch of fly agaric mushrooms disappeared from a church lawn the day after they were featured in a colorful photo spread for a local newspaper:

A colourful crop of mushrooms which pack a potentially deadly hallucinogenic kick has disappeared overnight from a Shropshire churchyard.

Police say it is not a criminal offence to pick or possess the red and white toadstools but warn that anyone who uses them for an LSD-style “trip” will be risking their lives.

Dozens of the fly agaric fungi had sprouted up around the graves at Rodington Church, near Telford. Officially listed as poisonous, the fly agaric is known for its hallucinogenic properties.

Shropshire Star chief photographer Bob Greaves captured the colourful scene at Rodington and his pictures were published yesterday - you can see them here.

Telford police spokesman Chris Ammonds said today: “We’ve had a call to say every single mushroom has been picked overnight from the churchyard.

“We urge anyone thinking of eating them not to take the risk.”

Now who would do such a thing?