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[-] [email protected] 31 points 2 years ago

Looks like they might be trying to grow their mycelia network, for those that don't know a mycelia network is like the roots of a tree but for mushrooms. Mycelia networks span almost entire forests, they are key to distributing nutrients and recent studies are showing that some trees communicate to their offspring through it.

I don't know for certain, not an expert on the subject. This is my best guess.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

What would a tree say to their children?

[-] [email protected] 15 points 2 years ago

It wouldn't say anything, just bark.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

"Dad just leaf me alone!"

[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

Don’t leaf me

[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

Checking up that they've got enough food, and if not the parent will share some of theirs through the network.

It's incredible really...

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

That’s incredible

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

You're literally correct and I'm furious

[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

You're nuts.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

You stem from me.

[-] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago

Humidity is high enough the mycelium tried to branch. Reduce the humidity.

[-] [email protected] 32 points 2 years ago

Lol, it looks like it's outside.

If simply "reducing the humidity" of outside was a possibility, living in the south woild be pretty good.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago
[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

It was rather foggy the few mornings preceding this photo. So I think that's what caused them to sprout.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

really neat, i wonder if someone can tell us what it is

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

iNaturalist is pretty sure they're Coriolopsis gallica

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