Humongous Fungus (Underground and All Around)

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Fungal stories include the greening of the Earth, when fungi helped plants first grow on land, and the mass destruction of crops through fungal disease. It includes gross-out stories of fungal infections that kids will love, incredible facts about bananageddon, crop disease, epidemics, and zombified ants! Based on its current growth rate, the fungus is estimated to be 2,400 years old but could be as ancient as 8,650 years, which would earn it a place among the oldest living organisms as well. This did a good job of getting across the message that some mushrooms are great to eat but some can be deadly poisonous.

Humongous Fungus by DK: 9780744033335 | PenguinRandomHouse

Table of contents lends to the ease of browsing; great layout of text, photos incorporated into the engaging illustrations. But beware, some types of fungi can destroy crops through fungal diseases or even change animals' behavior.

Picked this up in the library, very beautiful, lots of illustrations and packed with interesting facts. The major test compared fungal genes for telltale signs of inbreeding, where heterozygous strips of DNA become homozygous. A combination of good genes and a stable environment has allowed this particularly ginormous fungus to continue its creeping existence over the past millennia. A large mushroom farm can produce as much as one million pounds (454 metric tons) of them in a year.

Humongous Fungus by DK | Waterstones

Would probably work for kids who love to read those "1001 amazing facts about animals" books or whatever, but I had to pick one or two facts to try to remember and let the others go. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.

These are very strange organisms to our anthropocentric way of thinking," says biochemist Myron Smith of Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario. Scientific American is part of Springer Nature, which owns or has commercial relations with thousands of scientific publications (many of them can be found at www.

Humongous Fungus (Underground and All Around) - Goodreads

It briefly covers a broad range of mushroom biology, ecological gy and human use and would be great introduction to the world of mushrooms. Not quite animals and not quite plants, the mysterious kingdom of fungi is full of secret goings onInhabiting a whole kingdom of their own, fungi can be found in every ecosystem.

A Super Happy Magic Forest chapter book packed with illustrations and plenty of humour-this is the perfect read for fans of Dog Man and Captain Underpants (6+). If it had specialized in large fungus or something—which is what I thought it would do based on the cover—it probably would have been easier to focus while I was reading it, but man, it's all over the place. You know those mushroom rings 🍄🍄🍄 in folklore that say they’re formed by fairies dancing in a circle?

Humongous Fungus The Weird and Wonderful Kingdom of Fungi - NHBS

That’s why we create books for everyone that explore ideas and nurture curiosity about the world we live in. Some are even found inside animals - helpful fungi break down food in animal guts, but others take over their hosts' bodies. Embark on a magical tour of the forest floor and discover one of the most fascinating living organisms on this planet – fungi! Embark on a magical tour of the forest floor and discover one of the most fascinating living organisms on this planet - fungi. They carpet the forest floor, and hidden fungi decompose matter, feed plants, and affect how animals function.I think this would be interesting for any child generally enthusiastic about nature but also works well as a specific topic study in educational contexts. Not quite animals and not quite plants, the mysterious kingdom of fungi is full of secret goings on Inhabiting a whole kingdom of their own, fungi can be found in every ecosystem. Dorling Kindersley', 'DK', 'Eyewitness' and the open book logo are trade marks of Dorling Kindersley Limited. They’re every plant and animal’s teammate, when there’s a job to be done such as a “food swap” between fungus and plant, or simply some help with survival. Scientific American maintains a strict policy of editorial independence in reporting developments in science to our readers.