The Fungus Among Us
Yes, the title is a direct steal from the title of an Incubus album.
But this isn't what this is about; I'm studying for an exam about (you guessed it!) fungus, and stumbled across this video on you-tube I wanted to share; Odds are you will be either
A) Awed like me by the wonders of this world
or
B) Grossed out of your skull,
either way I'm good.
This video depicts the common fungus, Aspergillus niger, in all its glory. The 'stem' is actually the multiple-nuclei body of the fungus, called Hyphae, and the tree-like top is the conidiophore, the a-sexual reproducing organ of the fungus which produces conidia (spores are a general term; Conidia are spores made by fungi).
I recommend viewing with speakers on, the music really sets the mood.
Enjoy :)
But this isn't what this is about; I'm studying for an exam about (you guessed it!) fungus, and stumbled across this video on you-tube I wanted to share; Odds are you will be either
A) Awed like me by the wonders of this world
or
B) Grossed out of your skull,
either way I'm good.
Click to viewThis video depicts the common fungus, Aspergillus niger, in all its glory. The 'stem' is actually the multiple-nuclei body of the fungus, called Hyphae, and the tree-like top is the conidiophore, the a-sexual reproducing organ of the fungus which produces conidia (spores are a general term; Conidia are spores made by fungi).
I recommend viewing with speakers on, the music really sets the mood.
Enjoy :)