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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Mushrooms are creepy and gross too, when you get to know them.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

fungi are conceptually lovecraftian horrors but in practice they're basically just strange plants, and i find that neat.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

they're basically just strange plants

Actually they're closer to strange animals, which just reinforces just how neat they are!

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

i know.
The dichotomy is between the knowledge that they're closer to animals than anything else, yet they don't behave anything like animals and they permeate basically every part of the earth.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Permeate basically every part of the earth.

And perhaps beyond!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I hate mushrooms with a passion tbh, not just the way they taste, but even seeing them growing in the wild grosses me out. Disgusting things, I'd eat bugs before resorting to eating mushrooms.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

Hard disagree on all points.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

They are creepy and I don't like the taste too, but just know that they are an important part of nature for reasons someone else can explain better