The arboreal
Subterranean network
Hidden from our sight
For the Tuesday Poetics at dVerse on the subject of Fungi. What we see is just a small part of the world of fungi – they are the forest super highway working amongst the root structures sharing nutrients between trees and themselves, they also send information – a wood wide web!
11 replies on “Subterranean Network”
Very nice post! It is amazing what goes on down there!
Dwight
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☺️🤓
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I like this. We need to look at what’s beneath our feet.
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Thank you I do fine it fascinating
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Lovely haiku!
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Thank you Sarah 😊
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Wonderful haiku Laura! I am sharing this interesting fact today: A “Armillaria Ostoyae” mushroom, in the Malheur National Forest, in the Strawberry Mountains of eastern Oregon, was found to be the largest fungal colony in the world, spanning an area of 3.5 square miles (2,200 acres; 9.1 km2).
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Brilliant love a good fact and that one is belting 🤓
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They certainly are busybodies that keep us distracted with their fruits. Nice one.
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We never really notice what’s below until we know where to look. Brilliantly said. 😀
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Thank you Lucy that is heartening to read
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