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[-] H2207@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year 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.

[-] J12@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

What would a tree say to their children?

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

It wouldn't say anything, just bark.

[-] PhatInferno@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

"Dad just leaf me alone!"

[-] H2207@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year 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...

[-] J12@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That’s incredible

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

You're literally correct and I'm furious

[-] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 year ago

Don’t leaf me

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

You're nuts.

[-] foggianism@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

You stem from me.

[-] just_another_person@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

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

[-] ChamrsDeluxe@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year 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.

[-] Swim@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago
[-] Pirky@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year 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 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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

[-] merde@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

iNaturalist is pretty sure they're Coriolopsis gallica

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