#fascinating mushroom

[helengie]

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[deerspherestudios]

How would mychael be with a religious s/o? Does he believe in some sort of higher being? (my bad if this was asked already)

I've answered if he has his own religion before, but meeting a religious MC I think he'd be respectful about it despite not understanding the appeal.

There's just too many things that humans believe in that doesn't apply to Mychael's lifestyle, but he commends the human race for having multiple rich and diverse beliefs that overall guide them in doing good.

[shizunn]

little mushroom » sceneries

[mushroom-through-the-stargate]

odysseus has "hurt more lives than i can count on my hands" which doesnt sound like a lot by our standards BUT the ancient greeks had a finger counting system that they got from the babylonians (probably a few middlemen there too but whatever) which is where WE get the base-twelve grouping names such as dozen and gross - they counted on each knuckle, which got up to twelve on one hand (a dozen) and by using the other hand as a "tens column" could get up to 144 (a gross) so the 600 of his own men, plus the infant prince, anyone he killed in the war, the cyclops, the sirens, calypso, and poseidon equal a whole lot more than 144 so yes, he hurt more lives than he can count on his hands.

penelope is from sparta and she was cunning on her own, so she was definitely into that shit ody had nothing to worry about 😆

[blood-orange-juice]

Sex pollen fic but the characters do it recreationally, like psychedelics

(any number of participants, could be poly)

There's one sober person who ensures everyone gets a good experience

Someone complains about it not working right before the effect hits

The pollenned person gets a lecture on what they should expect

There's That One Scientist who documents everything and loudly announces which region of their brain is shutting down currently

Food is prepared in advance and it's honestly the best part of the experience

There's generally a Procedure and a Culture around it

The pollenned person gets handed sleeping pills if it's a bad trip

I unironically think it could be such a lovely setting for a very sweet and awkward kind of intimacy

[awfullybigwardrobe44]

here tumblr, enjoy some fungi that definitely doesn’t look like it’s emerging from the sea at the orders of Davy Jones

[crehador]

brother crab's fall 2024 first impressions: kinokoinu

good lord look at this thang. it is so Shaped

so imo this is a show that is going to live or die by how cute this lil guy is or isn't, and it's pretty adorable so far but......

holy shit the first episode was so depressing that for me it was almost a drag to watch. it definitely wasn't bad! it reminded me a bit of hizaue at times, which is one of my favorites of the ctdct (cute thing doing cute things) genre, so i didn't not like it

i guess for me personally i expect cute and funny from shows of this genre, and the humor isn't quite there yet. that's not to say it has to be funny all the time, or that it can't be earnest and emotionally raw as well. i'm just hoping the next episodes will have this funny-looking little guy being a little, well, funny too (which based on the synopsis it does seem like that will happen!)

anyway it was cute but more melancholy than i expected. not a bad thing, just not a thing i was prepared for. might take another week or two to fully solidify my feelings about this one

[definitelynotshouting]

hello hello!!

learned about this fun thing called mycorrhizal fungi (myco=fungus), rhizal=root) which is complicated words used to describe the symbiotic relationship between plants and fungi that grow on their roots. the fungi are called mycorrhiza and the long and short of it is that they attach to plants roots (plants roots can only grow so large, that's their root zone or rhizosphere big words are fun) and eventually they use up the nutrients in the soil in said root zone and some nutrients (namely phosphorus which is important for the plants to copy DNA and make nucleic acids that would tell other stuff how to make proteins etc for the plant to grow and stuff) don't move so the phosphorus in the rhizosphere cant be replenished once its used up. that's where the mycorrhiza come in. they effectively extend the area the roots are able to draw nutrients from and in return the plant produces glucose (through photosynthesis) that the mycorrhiza use as food because they cant really produce their own

tldr: cool fungus lives on plant roots, it makes sure the plant gets everything it needs, the plant allows the fungus to eat the food it makes

this train of thought led me to grian as mother spore

which led me to hunger au grian

and working out a symbiotic relationship with him and other people

which led me to the idea of him being a hireable like. hype man..

like,,, need help asking someone you like out on a date? he'll heighten your confidence so you can go do the thing and he gets lunch in the process! /silly

-🍁

p.s. will gladly take blame for use of the word apricity :]

SKHWJDNEKDJKDBKWHDKEJDK REALLY FUNNY IMAGE, HELP... he's got one of those ads on facebook that pop up during the holidays for ppl who need to piss off their families /j /j

OKAY ACTUALLY FUN FACT but ive actually compared the Listeners to mycorrhizae before!!! In my head they are very fungal in nature, and thats the best way ive been able to describe the symbiotic relationship they have with the Players they fuse to. Honestly i love fungi and mycology in general, its such a deeply fascinating subject to pour a bunch of time into, and im glad you seem to be enjoying learning more about it!!! :DDD

[mothmanatl]

Humans should be more like mushrooms

Mushroom colonies are connected by a network of microscopic root like threads called mycelium. When one mushroom is low on nutrients or resources a mushroom with surplus will send over some resources to help the other. This allows the whole colony to thrive even when some mushrooms are in a bad spot and others are in a good spot.

Humans can do this and I think we should. Help your fellow mushrooms.

[fisheito]

The fact that yakumo has made so much soup that eiden can ID the type based on smell alone

[parasitefun]

took the maximum possible sized piss at higgs' house btw

since the limit of sam's bladder is 1000ml, that means sam can store two monster cans worth of urine at a time

[fischlich]

Why are you apologizing to the mold?

its more like..... forgiving mold than apologizing. i just think mold is fascinating! obviously moldy things are sad but mold itself can be quite useful (for example, penicillin comes from a type of mold and certain cheeses are made using mold)

im just fond of mold and fungi and general even if theyre usually assumed to be dirty/symbolize death or rotting. mold is cool as long as its not eating my food or my house or my lungs

[deerspherestudios]

What is Mychael's favorite food and drink?

Ironically? Fried mushrooms. Plenty to find and easy to forage. More of a favourite snack than a meal; he eats them like chips, at least the ones he knows are safe to eat.

As for drinks, it's tomato juice.

[aristhought]

mushroom doodles for the autumn months / ig

[ocean-ignition]

Bruh why are mycology people like this 😑 I hate pseudoscience so much, please god I just wanted a textbook that's fun to read.

I was reading Radical Mycology by Peter McCoy, right? And the first few sections are pretty good! Got me actually interested in the biology and taxonomy of fungi, and understanding them as their own thing outside of just mushrooms. But then the dude starts talking homeopathy and honest to god alchemy in the middle. Be real. In retrospect, he was kinda woowoo in earlier sections too but I gave him a pass since everything else was tracking. In looking back, I think it's egregious how he misrepresented the EZ water phenomenon. Like just straight up says it's H3O2. Pollack has published peer reviewed work, but he's also misrepresented that work to sell water filters. And it's unclear what aspects of his claims, if any, could actually apply to fungal biology. The shitty thing is I literally would have no idea if I was even slightly more gullible. EZ water came up as I was trying to find more critical Radical Mycology reviews and that's what led to me chasing it down. As it is I gotta backtrack on some conversations I may have had a couple weeks ago to let my friends and colleagues subtly know that Peter McCoy is now my sworn enemy and EZ water ain't a thing. Or at least, not the way people say it is.

I fr can't stand how far you need to dig through reviews to find something that even approaches negative for this book. So, I paid to access a review written by an actual peer reviewed scientist in an actual peer reviewed journal. Tell your friends, don't read Radical Mycology. Even if you're just interested in cultivation techniques, there's better stuff out there.

[probablyasocialecologist]

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