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?

  • TheCaconym [any]
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    2 years ago

    it really kinda fuzzies up the whole ‘tree of life’ ordered hierarchy of life story beyond recognition. The interconnectedness of life is so much more deep and complex than the stories we tell ourselves.

    Another good example is lichen: it's not a moss, not a plant - it doesn't even have roots; it's a composite organism made out of fungi and bacteria / algae, living together as one organism in a mutual relationship. Hence this quote I like by this guy: Lichens are fungi that have discovered agriculture.