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fun to imagine a plant of fungus whose evolutionary niche would be to seduce animals/humans they need it There are numerous ongoing studies into the effects of
by rhplus 3y ago
fun to imagine a plant of fungus whose evolutionary niche would be to seduce animals/humans they need it
There are numerous ongoing studies into the effects of psilocybin on terminally ill patients, the idea being that the psychedelic effects helps people face death calmly. Every time I think about that, I'm always tickled by the idea that perhaps these fungi have evolved a way to farm their own food.
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10106897/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10106897/
Edit: Michael Pollan's book has a Netflix adaptation that addresses palliative mushroom therapy, among other uses: https://www.netflix.com/title/80229847 https://www.netflix.com/title/80229847
- swayvil 3y agoA friend of mine had a conversation with "Mr Mushroom" (while wandering a field one drizzly evening, tripping). Sir Mushroom offered that he's a wizard from a thousand universes away. He travels everywhere, guiding people by the hand, introducing them to the larger world.
- 082349872349872 3y ago> perhaps these fungi have evolved a way to farm their own food Aren't H sapiens just God's way of taking billions of prokaryotes on a trip to the moon?