✌ Quothy ✌

“The difference between animals and fungi is simple: animals put food in their bodies, whereas fungi put their bodies in the food.”

“The relationships between plants and mycorrhizal fungi are key to understanding how ecosystems work...I became dizzy when I thought about what was going on underground. Plants and mycorrhizal fungi are promiscuous: many fungi can live within the roots of a single plant and many plants can connect with a single fungal network. In this way a variety of substances, from nutrients to signaling compounds, can pass between plants via fungal connnections. In simple terms, plants are socially networked by fungi. This is what is mean by the 'wood wide web.'”