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[-] beckerist@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago
[-] EmergMemeHologram@startrek.website 13 points 2 years ago

That is so incredibly cool!

Terrifying. But cool!

[-] JoMomma@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

Damn nature, you scary

[-] ElderWendigo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

The bees feed on a sweet, sticky substance similar to nectar that the fungus forces the plant to produce on the imitation flowers.

So, mushroom honey is possible. I wonder if it tastes good.

[-] bevan 14 points 2 years ago

There are a lot of fungi that might be the genus "P."! This is Puccinia monoica a rust fungus.

[-] kunegis@mander.xyz 8 points 2 years ago

Thanks! It's a pet peeve of mine when people use an abbreviated genus name without having written the full genus name first.

[-] DaFuqs@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago
[-] hallettj@beehaw.org 3 points 2 years ago

Pseudoflowers?? That sounds like quite an elaborate adaptation! I suppose that's to co-opt pollinators to spread spores?

this post was submitted on 29 Jan 2024
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