This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Saturday 13 November 2021
"Without Fungi, the World As We Know It, Would Not Exist"
The Kingdom Fungi is experiencing new fame, after being largely dismissed as 'plants' by the general public for many years. Merlin Sheldrake has published Entangled Life, a best-selling book on these non-plants/non-animals. The title of this post is a quote from Giuliana Furci, founder of the Fungi Foundation, the first NGO dedicated to the Kingdom. She also points out that, without fungi, there would be no bread, chocolate, cheese, soy sauce, beer or wine. This is without stressing the importance of Fungi in biogeochemical cycles as well as industry and medicine. I attach a large collection of my photos of their fruiting bodies.
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2 comments:
Fantastic, Paul! I had no idea they came in so many shapes and colors!
Thanks! You know me, I take pictures of anything!
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