fungus
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How Fungi Could Cause The Next Pandemic
Fungi are some of the strangest living things on Earth. Some are single-celled organisms like bacteria, other are multicellular beings akin to plants and animals. Some can even shapeshift between these forms of life. However they look, they’re an integral part of the environment: Many fungi act as nature’s recyclers, breaking down dead organic matter…
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See Some of the Year’s Best Nature Photos
The world is filled with breathtaking natural landscapes and displays of life in movement. And the recently announced winners of the Nature Conservancy’s annual Photo Contest provide many dazzling examples of both.
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Terrifying ‘Blob’ Organism With 720 Sexes Has No Brain But Can Self Heal And Transmit Knowledge
I guess this is how we all die.
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The Fungus That Turns Ants Into Zombies Is More Diabolical Than We Realised
Carpenter ants of the Brazilian rain forest have it rough. When one of these insects gets infected by a certain fungus, it turns into a so-called “zombie ant” and is no longer in control of its actions. Manipulated by the parasite, an infected ant will leave the cosy confines of its arboreal home and head…