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THE OYSTER MUSHROOM HAS A TASTE FOR MORE THAN DEAD WOOD. ๐
Meet Pleurotus ostreatus โ the Oyster Mushroom.
It grows in overlapping shelves on dead and dying hardwood, using powerful enzymes to break down wood and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.
But thereโs another side to this fungus.
Oyster mushrooms can also capture and kill microscopic roundworms called nematodes using specialised hyphal structures and chemical compounds. The fungus can then absorb nutrients from its prey.
So this mushroom doesnโt just recycle trees. It can hunt microscopic animals too!
A woodland decomposer with a surprisingly predatory side. Suddenly, the salad aisle looks rather tame! ๐
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