▁and ▁st ipe – will ▁quickly ▁st ain ▁to ▁dark ▁blue ▁if ▁injured ▁or ▁cut . ▁ ▁Bo let us ▁sub vel ut ipes ▁produces ▁a ▁dark ▁o live - b rown ▁sp ore ▁print . ▁Sp ores ▁are ▁roughly ▁sp ind le - sh aped ▁to ▁somewhat ▁sw ol len ▁in ▁the ▁middle , ▁smooth , ▁and ▁measure ▁ 1 3 – 1 8 ▁by ▁ 5 – 6 . 5   μ m . ▁ ▁The ▁fruit ▁bodies ▁are ▁poison ous , ▁and ▁produce ▁sympt oms ▁of ▁g astro int est inal ▁dist ress ▁if ▁consum ed . ▁The ▁m ush rooms ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁m ush room ▁d ye ing ▁to ▁produce ▁be ige ▁or ▁light ▁brown ▁colors , ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁m ord ant ▁used . ▁ ▁Similar ▁species ▁ ▁Bo let us ▁g ans u ensis , ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁G ans u ▁Province ▁of ▁China , ▁is ▁similar ▁in ▁appearance ▁to ▁B .   sub vel ut ipes . ▁The ▁Chinese ▁species ▁can ▁be ▁distinguished ▁by ▁its ▁longer ▁and ▁nar ro wer ▁sp ores ▁meas uring ▁ 1 2 . 0 – 1 5 . 5 ▁by ▁ 6 . 0 – 7 . 0   μ m , ▁smaller ▁fruit ▁bodies ▁ ▁with ▁a ▁cap ▁diameter ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁shorter ▁tub es ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁deep . ▁ ▁Hab itat ▁and ▁distribution ▁ ▁The ▁fruit ▁bodies ▁of ▁Bo let us ▁sub vel ut ipes ▁grow ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁sing ly , ▁scattered , ▁or ▁in