Like chameleons, which mimic their environment for the purpose of self-protection, a newly discovered mold disguises itself as angel dust, scientists say.
"When the pothead is about to toke up," independent researcher Dr. William Sheridan said at a press conference today, "He or she identifies what looks like angel dust on the doobie. The average pothead's paranoia is enough to extinguish the joint and light up a new one."
In this way, Sheridan says, the mold protects itself from being immolated with the rest of the marijuana.
"A pothead's biggest fear," Sheridan said, "is "bad pot" - marijuana laced with angel dust, cocaine, or rat poison. The mold simply harnesses this fear to its own advantage."
According to Dr. Sheridan, the mold doesn't even look much like angel dust. "Most potheads have never seen angel dust, so as long as it looks sort of dusty, the mold is home free."
Dr. Sheridan advises all marijuana users who encounter the mold to extinguish their joints immediately and send them to him for further research.
