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22 May 13 at 2 am

treespeech:

Bird’s nest fungi have fruiting bodies that resemble birds’ nests filled with eggs. Each “nest” is smaller than a penny.

The nests are splash  cups. When a raindrop hits one at the right angle, the walls are shaped such that the eggs (seeds) are expelled a good distance from the nest. Some species have a sticky trailing thread attached to each seed. If that thread encounters a twig on its flight the egg will swing around and wrap itself around the twig. The spores can then germinate there and start the life cycle over again.

(via isometimesgivefucks)

treespeech:

Bird’s nest fungi have fruiting bodies that resemble birds’ nests filled with eggs. Each “nest” is smaller than a penny.
The nests are splash  cups. When a raindrop hits one at the right angle, the walls are shaped such that the eggs (seeds) are expelled a good distance from the nest. Some species have a sticky trailing thread attached to each seed. If that thread encounters a twig on its flight the egg will swing around and wrap itself around the twig. The spores can then germinate there and start the life cycle over again.
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21 May 13 at 4 am

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