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[-] [email protected] 130 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Unless it's been surpassed, the world's largest living organism is a 9 square kilometer fungus that's been growing for about 10,000 years.

[-] [email protected] 126 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Just got surpassed by yo momma actually.

(Sorry I couldn't resist, please no ban)

[-] [email protected] 90 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

No worries friend, it's why she was a perfect match for my dad who is a fun guy (fungi).

[-] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago

Beautiful

[-] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

Gottem

[-] flambonkscious 26 points 3 months ago

I love how many times they repeated humongous fungus in the article.

[-] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago

Wow, here I was thinking Pando was the biggest. This fungus is a good bit bigger

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Pando is the heaviest iirc

[-] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

it's geoblocked to god knows what country

[-] FeatherConstrictor 1 points 3 months ago

Accessible from Canada at least.

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