- cross-posted to:
- science_memes@mander.xyz
- cross-posted to:
- science_memes@mander.xyz
cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/20024226
Some help you speak to god.
Or visit
Not really visit, more “move in with”
eh
Mushrooms are your basement-dwelling long-lost cousin’s genitalia.
Yes, I’m a long-term fan of the mycelium, but when it gets presented as otherworldly and whatnot it turns me off a bit. The pigment funnel/electron transport chain in a plant’s photosynthetic apparatus is mind-blowing but doesn’t get the same kind of mysticism treatment on the internet. Maybe I’m just a curmudgeon.
While possibly curmudgeonly, I see your point!
I personally am of the opinion that all of earth and especially all life forms should get the mysticism/wonderment treatment (that includes the photosynthesis in a big way!). I just think for a lot of people (me included) it’s easier with fungi because they’re usually not as neatly explained throughout school, and thus not in the “normal stuff, boring” category.
I hope it’s a kind of gateway wonderment for more nature appreciation in general :)