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Mysterious ‘Dark Fungi’ Are Lurking Everywhere (www.scientificamerican.com)

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The land, water and air around us are chock-full of DNA fragments from fungi that mycologists can’t link to known organisms. These slippery beings are so widespread scientists are calling them “dark fungi.” It’s a comparison to the equally elusive dark matter and dark energy that permeates the universe.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago (2 children)

"Many fungi are microscopic, even unicellular, and a tiny sample of biological material may contain hundreds that are hard to isolate."

Yup, there you go...

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

Wait, what about g-g-g-ghost mushrooms?!?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

And I bet some of them grow only under really specific conditions.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Like inside people's eyeballs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Is this for real?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

The author really missed out on writing "they scratched every surface, but they haven't even scratched the surface."

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Somehow reminds me of the anime Mushi-Shi.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Midichlorians... Midichlorians everywhere

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

So they're basically everywhere. Invisible. Waiting. Hiding. Lurking. Bidding their time. Until one day, at just the correct moment, their fungal hive mind will reach critical mass, and their assimilation of humanity will be complete.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

They're Aliens!