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Nature's Underground Internet:MUSHROOMS

INTRODUCTION  When we imagine a mushroom,chances are that a simple picture of a white button mushroom on a pizza or those strange toadstools that grow in our backyard overnight pops up in our minds. But the interesting and surprising truth that we miss is that the just fruiting bodies,the visible tips of a much larger and complex organism.  Below the soil,which is not seen by most of us,lies a fascinating biological system which is changing the perception of life on Earth among scientists.  This hidden network which is built from the fine threads of fungi is known as mycelium that acts like an underground internet as it connects trees and plants in a web of life.  This network is so remarkable that scientists have assigned it a nickname "Wood Wide Web". In this blog post, let's explore how fungi form partnerships with plants, how trees “talk” to each other through fungal highways, and why understanding this secret can help us in so...