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[–] H2207@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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.

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

[–] ChamrsDeluxe@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Swim@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Pirky@lemmy.world 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.

[–] Swim@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

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

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

iNaturalist is pretty sure they're Coriolopsis gallica