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Mycelium, the lacy underground network of hyphae that branch out, connect, and weave together the main vegetative body of fungi at the surface; the foundation of life, they are the engine of the metamorphic process by which death becomes the beginning of renewal; decaying detritus, mites and nematodes, springtails and spiders, birds, reptiles, toads
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Mycelium, the underground network of tubular hyphae that branch out, connect, and weave together the main vegetative body of fungi that eventually rise as a fruiting body on the surface as mushrooms.* It is the foundation of life, the engine of the metamorphic process by which death becomes the beginning of renewal. In a woodland, hyphae secrete powerful enzymes to process dead organic matter into nutrients that feed soil bacteria and eventually earthworms. Springtails, soil mites, and nematodes feed on the hyphae themselves, which in turn feed predatory insects and spiders, which themselves become meals for birds and lizards and toads, and on-and-on up the food chain.
From "Fantastic Fungi: How Mushrooms Can Heal, Shift Consciousness, and Save the Planet" by Paul Stamets
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*The largest single organism on Earth by area and mass is a giant honey mushroom (Armillaria ostoyae) hidden beneath the Malheur National Forest in eastern Oregon. It covers roughly 2,385 acres (3.7 square miles), weighs up to 35,000 tons, and is thousands of years old
(From the Oregon Encyclopedia) https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/humongous-fun…
