Sunday, September 24, 2017

invisible mushroom spores

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I didn't expect to see an army of spores stuck on the mushrooms when I first observed the fungi under the microscope. Surprisingly, they looked similar to poppy seeds.


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Generally, mushrooms are only created to release its spores (reproduction). A larger branch of fungi underground grows mushrooms when the conditions are right. The sight of mushrooms also means that there are likely a large amount of organic matter near it as well since that's how fungi are able to grow (by breaking down the organic matter).

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