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Craig that ant looked very adapted to me with a mushroom growing out of his head!
Of course this is not a facile solution. It just shows we should have an open mind to new knowledge no matter it's source.
What I found most fascinating was that an extremity of the network rearranges genes to solve a local problem and then transmits the data to the rest of the network. This is done just like a viral joke or video on the internet.
The largest heaviest lifeform on this planet is not a Blue Whale but a Myco network covering hundreds of hectares and weighing hundreds of tonnes. This is a 'known' one.
There are parasites that infect both insects and mammals that take over their brain and make them behave to suit the parasites survival and reproduction.
There is a parasite that needs cats to reproduce. It infects rodents and makes them lose any fear for predators. Cat eats fearless rodent, circle closed!
I just hope that we solve some of our problems intelligently before some nasty cancer or organism gets me. I want to be around to see this happen and applaud from my wheelchair or zimmer frame.
Bert
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