Researchers have discovered a new type of coexistence between algae and fungi

Re:Researchers have discovered a new type of coexistence bet... by hinkley on Thursday March 02, 2023 @03:12AM (#34993311)

I’m coming around to the notion that fungi have been farming for about a billion years, and just get better at it.

And that temperate forest trees are basically multicellular lichen.

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Re:Researchers have discovered a new type of coexistence bet... by sethammons on Thursday March 02, 2023 @09:32AM (#34996096)

Check out the documentary The Secret Lives of Trees. Blew my mind.

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Re:Researchers have discovered a new type of coexistence bet... by sitkack on Thursday March 02, 2023 @10:02AM (#34996460)

I think you are referring to "The Hidden Life of Trees" [1] a film based on the book by Peter Wohlleben of the same name.

[1] https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-hidden-life-of-trees-...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Wohlleben

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Re:Researchers have discovered a new type of coexistence bet... by sethammons on Thursday March 02, 2023 @10:53AM (#34997217)

Ah, yes! That one

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Re:Researchers have discovered a new type of coexistence bet... by endofreach on Friday March 03, 2023 @09:57AM (#35010397)

I bought the book hoping it wouldn‘t be too esoteric. I read the first two pages, wrote „you are what i feared“ on the second page and threw it in the corner out of frustration.

I didn‘t judge by the cover, i judged by the introduction.

Was I too quick, though? Should i reconsider reading it?

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Re:Researchers have discovered a new type of coexistence bet... by hinkley on Thursday March 02, 2023 @11:03AM (#34997378)