Fascinating stuff @itchykitten this looks like a great book! I find the lifecycle of mycelium to be fascinating. Due to the fact that the vast majority of the mycelia is actually found underground (perhaps stretching for many miles) most people are unaware that they are in fact some of the largest living organisms on the planet. They may remain underground (not dormant) for literal generations before fruiting. In the UK there have recently been rare mushrooms observed for the first time in living memory. This begs the question as to how they arrived or indeed whether they have always been here but have just chosen this time to fruit? Some say certain mushroom spores may have even originated from space! I find the entire subject fascinating and this looks like a great book that needs to be added to my collection, thanks for sharing :)
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Wow weird, I haven't heard anything about that? Any links for me to check out?
I KNOW!!! It's freakin awesome, big mycelial brain tissue of the planet. I want to plug myself into it someday like Bran from GoT. :P
:"Big mycelial brain tissue of the planet" Now you're talking my friend :D
I've been looking for the same article I read but I can't find it as I read it in countrylife in the hairdressers! But whilst looking I've found some more really interesting ones. Especially when you take into consideration that in terms of the natural world the UK is one of the most mapped and logged places in the world.
1)Recorded just once before: Here
2)Really interesting new species in the UK Here
3V rare UK truffle Here
There are actually a fair few brand new species popping all over the world, really interesting subject.
Nice!!! thanks PF
Hey @itchykitten no problem .. heard this and thought of you :)