Mushrooms, for instance, are the spore-producing fruiting element of fungi. Some fungi actively expel ... whatever resources they can. In the human body, this can cause infections like Athlete ...
Autumn is the best time to look for fungi, as it's when most produce their visible fruiting body. But more than 12,000 species live around the UK and plenty of them fruit in other seasons. Important: ...
A mycologist, before venturing into the woods, needs a knife, a hand lens and a field guide, Clair Burkum said Sunday as she began leading 11 mycology curious amateurs down the Indian Creek Nature ...
and part of the same family as the Cordyceps fungus made famous by video game and TV series, The Last of Us. Once it latches onto a host, the Gibellula eats the spider from the inside out leaving the ...
A fruiting body then erupts out to spread further spores and claim its next victim. The fungus was spotted by Mr Mitchell, a game and software developer, who had been taking part in the recording ...