Unexpected discovery: Mushrooms can talk like humans

As reported by the Guardian, British scientists observed four different fungi, including Flammulina (Enoki), Schizophrenia (Chia Gill), Ghost Fungus (Ghost mushroom) and Cordyceps sinensis (Cutter fungus), and found found that they can use mycelium to transmit electromagnetic pulses to conduct interpersonal conversations.

 In some special cases, they will communicate with the surrounding mushrooms.

Researchers have now been able to identify more than 50 words through fungal conversations.

The scientific team published a research report in the latest issue of the journal Royal Society Open Science, which indicates that in some special cases, they will communicate with surrounding mushrooms.

Example: In some species of fungi that grow on wood, when the mycelium comes into contact with wood, the rate of its electromagnetic pulse will increase significantly, like "announcement of news" to individuals of the same species. near; If they encounter a dangerous environment, they will also transmit special signals, so that their fellows can capture more information about the environment.

Research professor Andrew Adamatzky points out that the "conversation" between fungi has the ability to maintain group integrity and function like a wolf howl. What's even more amazing is that the communication process between these fungi is very similar to the way human neurons transmit messages.

For a long time, taxonomists classified fungi as members of the botanical kingdom. This classification is based mainly on the similarity in lifestyles between fungi and plants: both fungi and plants are largely immobile, and their morphology and habitat are similar (many species grow on soil, some fungi have plant-like fruit bodies such as mosses).

In addition, both have cell walls, which the Animal kingdom does not have. However, fungi are now recognized as a separate kingdom, distinct from plants or animals. Many studies have shown similarities and differences in morphological, biochemical and genetic characteristics between fungi and other kingdoms. For those reasons, mushrooms have been placed in their own kingdom.

Mushrooms have a completely separate world, unlike the other kingdoms, but each part of the structure will be quite similar. They belong to the 5th (last) kingdom in the total of 5 living kingdoms on this earth, including the protozoan kingdom, the protozoan kingdom, the plant kingdom, the animal kingdom and finally the fungal kingdom (Mycota). Discovering the unique language of fungi will help scientists study more special things of the fungal kingdom.