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https://scitechdaily.com/rainfall-sparks-electric-chatter-among-forest-mushrooms/
A study in the forest on Laccaria bicolor mushrooms, a
type of ectomycorrhizal fungi, has revealed that these
mushrooms generate fluctuating electrical signals after
rainfall, with evidence of signal transport among nearby
mushrooms. This finding, which is a departure from previous
lab-based studies, suggests the possibility of communication
through electrical signals among fungi and potentially with
trees, opening new avenues for research in fungal electrical
potentials in their natural habitats.
. . .
VAST areas of forest and grasslands are wired with
networks of fungus tendrils - and, as noted, electrical
and also chemical signals propagate across this network.
The fungi "talk" to themselves, to other fungi, even
to more complex plants. It's a sort of large low-speed
nervous system.
No, no sign of "thoughts" yet - but who knows what form
they would take amongst such alien species ? Might take
a month for "I Am" to cross its mind :-)
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