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SpongeBob lends name to new mushroom species

paulnolan wrote in ontd_science Jun 23, 2011 05:17

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You know Resident Evil 4? Yeah, kinda like that.

changeling0203 wrote in ontd_science Aug 18, 2010 22:11

Please, someone. Prove to me that this is a hoax. Please.

'Zombie ants' controlled by parasitic fungus for 48m years

'Zombie ants' controlled by parasitic fungus for 48m yearsThe oldest evidence of a fungus that turns ants into zombies and makes them stagger to their death has been uncovered by scientists ( Read more... )

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Top 10 species discovered in 2009

darksumomo wrote in ontd_science Jul 25, 2010 22:27

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discovery, new species, marine biology, ocean life, creepy crawlies, botany, animals, fungi

world's largest mushroom

mark356 wrote in ontd_science May 06, 2010 05:03

This is a kind of old story, but I thought it was so cool it's worth posting. Mods, delete if it's not relevant.

Oregon's monster mushroom is world's biggest living thingBy Jeff Barnard ( Read more... )

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