Editing Psilocybe cubensis (section)

==Relationship with cattle==
[[File:Psilocybe Cubensis Imire.jpg|thumb|''Psilocybe cubensis,'' Zimbabwe]]
Because ''Psilocybe cubensis'' is intimately associated with cattle ranching,<ref>O.T. Oss, O.N. Oeric. ''Psilocybin: Magic Mushroom Grower's Guide'', page 20. Quick American Press (1991).</ref> the fungus has found unique dispersal niches not available to most other members of the family [[Hymenogastraceae]]. Of particular interest is the [[cattle egret]] (''Bubulcus ibis''), a colonizer of Old World origin (via South America), whose range of distribution overlaps much of that of ''Psilocybe cubensis.'' Cattle egrets typically walk alongside cattle, preying on insects; they track through spore-laden vegetation and cow dung and transfer the spores to suitable habitats, often thousands of miles away during migration activities. This type of spore dispersal is known as [[zoochory]], and it enables a parent species to propagate over a much greater range than it could achieve alone. The relationship between cattle, cattle egrets, and ''Psilocybe cubensis'' is an example of [[symbiosis]]—a situation in which dissimilar organisms live together in close association.<ref>Smith, D. "The cattle egret (''Bubulcus ibis''): colonizer of Old World origin and a vector of ''Psilocybe cubensis'' spores." Stain Blue Press, Spring, Texas (1996). http://www.stainblue.com/cubensis.html</ref>