We moved to Montana five years ago and that first summer was a very wet one. The variety of mushrooms here is like nothing I've ever seen before. One of them looked like this picture....we think it's the phallus impudicus....but I'm no mushroom expert.
Mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of mycelia, and since fruiting bodies exist primarily for reproductive purposes, technically speaking this isn't wrong.
There is no evidence that would suggest this. It's more of a New Age belief than a hypothesis, much like the idea that cephalopods are from outer space. Fungi are one of several eukaryotic kingdoms (the other being animals, plants, protozoans and chromists) that are all structurally and genetically far more similar than any of them are compared to prokaryotes (bacteria and archaea). And even the latter are clearly related to all eukaryotic life to the point of being its most likely ancestors.
Not only that, fungi are closer related to us animals than either of our biological kingdoms is to plants. They're heterotrophs like us, meaning they consume organic tissue instead of fixing inorganic carbon like plants do. Fungi & animals use many of the same digestive enzymes to break down organic matter. Fungi use glycogen for energy storage, as do we to some extent (we store it in our livers & muscles). And they produce some compounds that are only found in fungi & animals, like chitin.
nsaspyingonuranus
Took me sec, then sprayed beer all over the keyboard ... noice!
spooktree
RunToTheMoon
Fun fact: the mushroom part you see is the sexual organ of fungus. Fungus penises
qtRaven
RocknRootRanchcuzallwegotisrocksandrootsandafewtrees
We moved to Montana five years ago and that first summer was a very wet one. The variety of mushrooms here is like nothing I've ever seen before. One of them looked like this picture....we think it's the phallus impudicus....but I'm no mushroom expert.
YouRadicalizedMe
Lol
Unicorngamingbutts365
itsjustplaid
I guess there just wasn't mushroom for all of him below ground.
RElGNMAN
HandoB4Javert
Sinsidur
Nature's party trick: a fungal flasher popping up unannounced, proving that even underground networks have a sense of humor. Surprise!
koops
“Space penis”
AnotherMeetingWithHR
valekseye
His morning wood
mikeknight70
tRUMP penis
VibratingNipples
Don't eat the mushroom and drink the swamp water. Under any circumstances, don't fall asleep.
sammygirl3000
10th Kingdom! I loved the swamp mushrooms singing “Whiter Shade of Pale”
TheOhioGuy
That's a mushroom? Great thing!
BigIrv5151
Okay. Didn't expect that.
ThomasTheWankEnglne
draracos
Well that's poisonous...
byshakespearesbeard
You sir, have an excellent user name
jesuisgur
Amanita Cesaria, one of the very best mushrooms...
SadsPikkelson
"I'm a grower, not a shower"
maincarrot
Is this why my mom called me a late bloomer?
TheDildoOfConsequences
[Stormy Daniels rolls her sleeves up.]
VanessaBludgeons
57rescraft9
Lokks like he's a fun gi.
baldpope
aloharamada
https://imgur.com/hsEoV9Y
ThisprogramcannotberuninDOSmode
Got ya, fam
aloharamada
Ayyy
Maultasche
SithElephant
spidermenz
Yoink!
GemsAreOutrageousTrulyTrulyTrulyOutrageous
I am concerned.
ExTechOp
I'm not inclined to take up that offer because of the Amanita muscaria (commonly known as the fly agaric or fly amanita) color scheme.
AyatollahBahloni
@ElbowDeepInAHorse, one for your collection.
GamiCross
and all I can think of is "Brain parasite Pokémon"
Junktrunkjunkie
nothingtolurkhere
According to Stormy, guess who's dick that is?
daguq
Michael Avenatti?
HowlingRollercoaster2
Not his. Too big.
Evillairforrent
Pretty sure that's Andre the Giant patting it.
xXxX66SICKXxXx
He’s got an innie not any outie
VinchVolt
Mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of mycelia, and since fruiting bodies exist primarily for reproductive purposes, technically speaking this isn't wrong.
DataKooma
I knew there were goblins berried under the ground in the forests! Now where's my shovel? These goblins aren't going to fuck themselves!
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
The only difference is that fungi have a whole bunch of dicks. Sometimes arranged in a near-perfect circle (a fairy ring or witch's circle in folkore)
TinyLiehon
And mycelia are the power house of the Force
SomeFukinWizard
May the Force be with you
AsAHistorian
I believe you're thinking of mitochlorians.
TinyLiehon
I've done my research and measuring mitochlorians causes Sith
Idsertian
It's a space penis. Since, you know, mycelia might have come from space.
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
There is no evidence that would suggest this. It's more of a New Age belief than a hypothesis, much like the idea that cephalopods are from outer space. Fungi are one of several eukaryotic kingdoms (the other being animals, plants, protozoans and chromists) that are all structurally and genetically far more similar than any of them are compared to prokaryotes (bacteria and archaea). And even the latter are clearly related to all eukaryotic life to the point of being its most likely ancestors.
FiftyShadesOfCauliflower
Not only that, fungi are closer related to us animals than either of our biological kingdoms is to plants. They're heterotrophs like us, meaning they consume organic tissue instead of fixing inorganic carbon like plants do. Fungi & animals use many of the same digestive enzymes to break down organic matter. Fungi use glycogen for energy storage, as do we to some extent (we store it in our livers & muscles). And they produce some compounds that are only found in fungi & animals, like chitin.
Idsertian
Well, I was mostly referencing Clarkson's Farm, but alrighty then. Good to know.