I always liked the theory that fungi are actually aliens that came from some asteroid from another planet and have just been around long enough that nobody bats an eye at them anymore. I mean, look at slime mold and tell me that not basically Venom!
Slime mold is a protist not fungi :0. I’m just being a jerk here doesn’t matter lol. I love the slime molds they’re so cool I always liked having them in the lab each year as a teaching tool. Definitely venom
Correcting phylogenical errors is never being a jerk.
It’s just nit picking but I put in here because it’s somewhat interesting that it isn’t. I try not to be the well ACKSHULLY guy haha
Just give me the mushrooms that’ll make me see the curvature of the universe fam
My mushrooms are too strong for you, traveller
3 grams of Penis Envy will put you on the right direction
This is the sort of thing the cranky old wizard says to the hero before inevitably teaching them about mushrooms so they can go on a magical adventure
Is there really a mushroom that will make your body irritated because it’s so similar?
The way in which organisms recognize “their own” vs outsider stuff is a different and complex topic, at least as fascinating as fungi.
Liquid brains, solid brains | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Cognitive networks have evolved a broad range of solutions to the problem of gathering, storing and responding to information. Some of these networks are describable as static sets of neurons linked in an adaptive web of connections. These are ‘solid’ networks, with a well-defined and physically persistent architecture. Other systems are formed by sets of agents that exchange, store and process information but without persistent connections or move relative to each other in physical space. We refer to these networks that lack stable connections and static elements as ‘liquid’ brains, a category that includes ant and termite colonies, immune systems and some microbiomes and slime moulds. What are the key differences between solid and liquid brains, particularly in their cognitive potential, ability to solve particular problems and environments, and information-processing strategies? To answer this question requires a new, integrative framework.
i hate this post because it’s completely inaccurate and ignorant of the science, i have to link something every time i see it, like this thread:
But you just did teach us about mushrooms. Thanks!
They are the internet providers of the trees
Is this professor Paul Stamets?
