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mushrooms are not plants OR animals!
they are fungus that belong to the Fungi
kingdom!
fungi are genetically closer to humans
than plants!
fungi are the largest life form on the
earth.
the mycelium fungi create allow for
trees to "talk" to each other, like phones!
mushrooms, technically speaking, are
the fruits of a fungus! the fungus itself
is underground, while the result (a mush
room) rises from above.
mushrooms can create airflow to
disperse their spores! they eject the
spores from the gills surface, like
catapults.
some mushrooms can glow in the dark!
lightning can boost mushroom growth
mushrooms can create colorful
dyes!
mushrooms can be used as natural pes-
-ticides!
mushrooms produce vitamin D!
mushrooms have umami taste!
mushrooms can... turn plastic into
food?! yep! there are 50 types of
mushrooms that can digest plastic and
break down different plastics. over time,
as a fungi fully degraded the plastic, it
formed a small mycelium snack!
mushrooms create fairy rings!
toadstools are mushrooms!
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