• Swedneck
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      19 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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        19 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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          18 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.

    • AmosBurton_ThatGuy@lemmy.ca
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      19 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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        19 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