If there’s an abundance of nutrients and some plants need it, they’ll get it. It’s not a fun addendum either. This network can be found in 65% of all known land plant species, and for many plants, this symbiosis is necessary for their survival. Like Venom, but a forest, and without a terrible Eminem song about it.
The CMNs connect plants of all shapes and sizes; all different species share nutrients and warning chemicals with each other, and in exchange, the mycelium mooches off of it a bit. For just a small percent of what the trees have, the mycelium creates an entire foundation of transportation, communication, and connection. Capitalism has been solved. Nature is communist.
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