Two newly discovered fungi species have a similarly macabre mode of action: They eat flies alive while using them to drop spores on new victims.The related species, Strongwellsea tigrinae and Strongwellsea acerosa, attack the fly species Coenosia tigrina and Coenosia...
Photo: Joey Santore (pogonia ophioglossoides)Orchids + FungusesBy: C_Y_SpamIf you can believe it, until about the 60’s, the scientific community considered the immense world of fungi to be a mere offshoot of the plant kingdom. Though we now know much more about the...
Maria was believed to be born in 1894-98 in the mountainous Mexican district of Huatla, but no records to prove it. Born into a poor family with ancestral shamans, she quickly took a liking to her grandparents who helped train her in the ways of communicating with God...
Photo by Sean Barefield (@mojave_cerastes)Bufo Alvarius, “The Colorado River Toad”, is a fascinating amphibian found in Northern Mexico and the Southwest parts of the United States. According to PBS Nature Works, “It is 3-7 inches in length and is the largest native...
Santa Claus’ origins are very hazy, some say it was Coca-Cola’s marketing push, old Greek legend, and some Norse folktales among countless other stories. The truth is that the modern-day Santa has become an amalgamation of many myths and legends, and we are diving...
Mycorrhiza is a symbiotic relationship between plants and fungus, a relationship every single plant in nature relies on and benefits from. Mycorrhiza fungus, starting life as microscopic spores, is filament-like in structure, it can be thinner than hair or as thick as...
FUZZY FEET AND AERIAL MYCELIUM If you’ve ever grown any species of fungus using mushroom spores or any other method, you’ve probably seen what’s called fuzzy feet. What appears to be a white fuzz at the base of the fruiting body are actually called aerial mycelium....
The common thought is that a billion years ago, in the Proterozoic era, the Earth’s land looked very different, no trees, no vascular plants, no animals. It was basically a bare rock with cool stuff in the water. Except it wasn’t. A research scientist in Canada has...
This document is not designed to treat, diagnose, or give medical advice. Any knowledge gained from this topic is to be used for research only and not to be replicated.Hallucinogens, in all their forms, typically have very similar effects on someone physiologically...
Anything in this post is purely for research and not to be replicated at home for use. We do not claim responsibility for any use or harm that comes of this knowledge.Grass makes me break out in hives and suffer mild anaphylaxis. Every time I eat a raw cavendish...