Could mycorrhizal fungi actually be part of plant "cognition"? While this isn't a classic animal cognitive process, there are some interesting parallels. I really enjoy this perspective, and it makes sense. What do you think?

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An interesting study from Japan observes how animal-dispersed truffle-like fungi are more prone to genetic isolation due to forest fragmentation. Not a surprising finding, but interesting to consider from a conservation standpoint!

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I found a cool cordyceps on a stink bug the other day! Pretty rad! What do you think?

Ectomycorrhizal structures are produced by an incredible diversity of fungi. In this new study, researchers documented a fusarium forming EM structures and improving plant health.

imafungus.pensoft.net/article/1432...

The first description of mycorrhizae was published in 1885, where A.B. Frank first coined the term. His study, commissioned by the Kingdom of Prussia, explored the potential for truffle cultivation. Despite it's age, it's insightful to anyone interested in the subject.

Read it ⬇️
tinyurl.com/ABFrank

An undescribed purple Cantharellus sp. from Tepoztlan, Morelos. Beautiful species, most likely forming mycorrhizal associations with Oak.

A wasp infected by Ophiocordyceps humbertii I photographed last summer in the Sierra Sur of Oaxaca.

I've been looking for EM root tips to photograph with minimal experience in the field. While this study focuses on Himalayan fir, their description of morphotypes is insightful regarding the grand anatomical diversity of these brilliant structures.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Lactarius indigo is a delicious ectomycorrhizal species found with Oak and Pine in Mexico, Central America, and the eastern United States. There are numerous varieties, which may be broken up into several different species soon. I took this picture near my home in Morelos, Mexico last season.

Aureoboletus aff. betula from the Sierra Sur in Oaxaca, growing with Pine.

Laccaria are early successional ectomycorrhizal fungi, fundamental for the establishment of young trees in various parts of the world. They are also edible. This is Laccaria amythestina s.l. is from Tepoztlan, Morelos.

Some ectomycorrhizal root tips I recently had the pleasure of photographing. #mycorrhizal #emfungi #mycorrhizae

I photographed a tarantula infected by a cordyceps the other day. It was amazing and unexpected. Discovered by friends, inside a cave in complete darkness, near my home. It is likely a new species in the Cordyceps nidus complex.