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[–] [email protected] 132 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (4 children)

Unless it's been surpassed, the world's largest living organism is a 9 square kilometer fungus that's been growing for about 10,000 years.

[–] [email protected] 128 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Just got surpassed by yo momma actually.

(Sorry I couldn't resist, please no ban)

[–] [email protected] 91 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

No worries friend, it's why she was a perfect match for my dad who is a fun guy (fungi).

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago

Beautiful

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago

Gottem

[–] [email protected] 26 points 7 months ago

I love how many times they repeated humongous fungus in the article.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Wow, here I was thinking Pando was the biggest. This fungus is a good bit bigger

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Pando is the heaviest iirc

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

it's geoblocked to god knows what country

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Accessible from Canada at least.