Seriously though what even are fungus? Straddling some weird position between plants and animals, containing an impressive amount of shared DNA with humans, engaged in weird psycho-chemical communion with the forest, dancing on the edge of immortality?

  • GaveUp [she/her]
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    2 years ago

    I believe they might be an organism from the world of spirits and beings on higher planes of reality which is why they seem to be so otherworldly. These spirits purposely planted them here on Earth so that we can cross over and interact with them (Psilocybes aka magic mushrooms). It would also explain why some of them are so powerful and can instantly kill you or cause delirium, like amanita muscarias and death caps