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[–] H2207 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Looks like they might be trying to grow their mycelia network, for those that don't know a mycelia network is like the roots of a tree but for mushrooms. Mycelia networks span almost entire forests, they are key to distributing nutrients and recent studies are showing that some trees communicate to their offspring through it.

I don't know for certain, not an expert on the subject. This is my best guess.

[–] J12 5 points 1 year ago (5 children)

What would a tree say to their children?

[–] SpaceNoodle 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It wouldn't say anything, just bark.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

"Dad just leaf me alone!"

[–] H2207 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Checking up that they've got enough food, and if not the parent will share some of theirs through the network.

It's incredible really...

[–] J12 2 points 1 year ago

That’s incredible

[–] SpaceNoodle 1 points 1 year ago

You're literally correct and I'm furious

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Don’t leaf me

[–] themeatbridge 9 points 1 year ago

You're nuts.

[–] foggianism 2 points 1 year ago

You stem from me.

[–] just_another_person 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Humidity is high enough the mycelium tried to branch. Reduce the humidity.

[–] ChamrsDeluxe 33 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lol, it looks like it's outside.

If simply "reducing the humidity" of outside was a possibility, living in the south woild be pretty good.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Pirky 1 points 1 year ago

It was rather foggy the few mornings preceding this photo. So I think that's what caused them to sprout.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

really neat, i wonder if someone can tell us what it is

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

iNaturalist is pretty sure they're Coriolopsis gallica