Forests are giant living neural networks thanks to fungi! Mycelial networks share nutrients & info between trees. It's nature's ultimate, hidden social network, keeping ecosystems thriving. The planet's own internet, running for millennia! #NatureNerd #FungalFacts 🌳🍄🌲

. Some species, like Armillaria mellea (the 'fool's fungus'), form colossal underground networks known as the 'humongous fungus,' among the largest living organisms on Earth! #Bioluminescence #NatureMysteries #ScientificWonder #FungalFacts #ConvergentEvolution #EcoMarvels (3/3)

Did you know some tropical fungi glow in the dark to attract insects for spore dispersal? Imagine a rainforest floor illuminated by bioluminescent mushrooms. Have you ever seen glowing fungi in the wild? Share your experience! #FungalFacts #Bioluminescence

Fungal impacts on Earth’s ecosystems | Nature Over the past billion years, the fungal kingdom has diversified to more than two million species, with over 95% still undescribed. Beyond the well-known macroscopic mushrooms and microscopic yeast, fungi are heterotrophs that feed on almost any organic carbon, recycling nutrients through the decay of dead plants and animals and sequestering carbon into Earth’s ecosystems. Human-directed applications of fungi extend from leavened bread, alcoholic beverages and biofuels to pharmaceuticals, including antibiotics and psychoactive compounds. Conversely, fungal infections pose risks to ecosystems ranging from crops to wildlife to humans; these risks are driven, in part, by human and animal movement, and might be accelerating with climate change. Genomic surveys are expanding our knowledge of the true biodiversity of the fungal kingdom, and genome-editing tools make it possible to imagine harnessing these organisms to fuel the bioeconomy. Here, we examine the fungal threats facing civilizatio

Fungi: 2M+ species, 95% undiscovered! From decay to plate, they recycle nutrients & sequester carbon. Diverse roles in food, fuel & meds. #FungalFacts PMID:39910383, Nature 2025, @Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08419-4 #Medsky #Pharmsky #RNA #ASHG #ESHG 🧪