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Old 08-13-2007, 06:21 AM   #1
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There's a fungus among us.....And it's bent on taking over the world!
It has competition.
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Old 08-13-2007, 09:37 AM   #2
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I've seen giant puffballs in Colorado that approach that size. But they don't have the 'stem' part -- they're all 'cap'.
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Old 08-13-2007, 09:48 AM   #3
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It has competition.
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Genetically Closer to People

In other research, scientists have determined that fungi are more closely related to human beings and animals than to other plants.

Moreover, while humans and most species are divided into only two sexes, mushrooms contain over 36,000 sexes.


Talk about a confusing bar scene at the fungus dating spot.




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Old 08-13-2007, 10:23 AM   #4
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One side makes you larger...and one side makes you small...
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