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The fungi kingdom
The Food Chain
Fungus - The Wood Wide Web
The wood wide web is an affectionate term given to the phenomenon in which different plants can be coupled together by relating to the same bungle work. It's not a technical term, but it's a a helpful metaphor to communicate to people that what we might think of as separate organisms are actually related to each other. And this isn't something just happening out there, far away in the forest. Fungy play a key supporting role in our everyday lives.
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Speaker 2
This
Speaker 1
is actually quite mine blowing for me, because i until now, u until you just said that, i thought that it was a tree's roots that allowed it to feed and get water live. But you're saying, no, that's just a part of it. That's
Speaker 2
right. Roots are very important as well, and they're able to play some absorbing role. But fungy have a larger surface area, and they're able to get places that root can't. So yet, thet's that' s o thing.
Speaker 1
Fungy could be considered one of life most vital net workers.
Speaker 2
One fungal network can be connected to more than one plant, and one plant can be connected to more than one fungale network, which means that you end up with shared, overlapping networks of plants and fungi. It often suits the fungus to form relationships with more than one plant, in case something happens to other plants, it has a larger portfolio of partners.
Speaker 1
There's a name for this communications network, isn't there? The wood wide web. Well,
Speaker 2
it's an affectionate term given to the phenomenon in which different plants can be coupled together by relating to the same bungle work. It's not a technical term, but it's a a helpful metaphor to communicate to people that what we might think of as separate organisms are actually related to each other and actually can form persistent physical connections. And
Speaker 1
this isn't something just happening out there, far away in the forest. Fungy play a key supporting role in our everyday lives. I mean, before i came to see you, actually had some slice of sour dough bread and some avicado on top. Very nice it was, too. And i couldn't have enjoyed that brunch if it wasn't for fungus.
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