Mysterious ‘Dark Fungi’ Are Lurking Everywhere
The land, water and air around us are chock-full of DNA fragments from fungi that mycologists can’t link to known organisms. These slippery beings are so widespread scientists are calling them “dark fungi.” It’s a comparison to the equally elusive dark matter and dark energy that permeates the universe.
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"Many fungi are microscopic, even unicellular, and a tiny sample of biological material may contain hundreds that are hard to isolate."
Yup, there you go...
Wait, what about g-g-g-ghost mushrooms?!?
And I bet some of them grow only under really specific conditions.
Like inside people's eyeballs.
Is this for real?
The author really missed out on writing "they scratched every surface, but they haven't even scratched the surface."
Somehow reminds me of the anime Mushi-Shi.
Midichlorians... Midichlorians everywhere
So they're basically everywhere. Invisible. Waiting. Hiding. Lurking. Bidding their time. Until one day, at just the correct moment, their fungal hive mind will reach critical mass, and their assimilation of humanity will be complete.
They're Aliens!