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[–] 15 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Not clones, more of a ship of Theseus scenario. A fungal network can be "one thing" because we see it as a single interconnected system. But parts grow and die over time. It doesn't have individual cells that are infinitely old, but the one wholistic fungal organism, as we define it, can live forever through regrowth. There are types of jellyfish that can also "live forever" in this same way.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    Botanists call this "cloning".

    Like when you cut a bit off one plant and make a new plant you have 2 plants but they're genetically identical.

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