• Swedneck
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        22 days ago

        fungi are conceptually lovecraftian horrors but in practice they’re basically just strange plants, and i find that neat.

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          22 days ago

          they’re basically just strange plants

          Actually they’re closer to strange animals, which just reinforces just how neat they are!

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            21 days ago

            i know.
            The dichotomy is between the knowledge that they’re closer to animals than anything else, yet they don’t behave anything like animals and they permeate basically every part of the earth.

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        22 days ago

        I hate mushrooms with a passion tbh, not just the way they taste, but even seeing them growing in the wild grosses me out. Disgusting things, I’d eat bugs before resorting to eating mushrooms.

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          22 days ago

          They are creepy and I don’t like the taste too, but just know that they are an important part of nature for reasons someone else can explain better