Critter of the Week: Tofu of the woods | Giant puffball
You could mistake this week's critter, the giant puffball (Calvatia gigantea), for a soccer ball. The giant fungus can grow into a puffy white ball up to 50 cm in diameter! Giant puffballs are also ...
BBC4 年
Adaptation of birdcage plant, puffball and star fungi
Other examples are given, such as spores from puffball fungi dispersing in the wind. Earthstar fungi open on the woodland floor in the autumn when drops of rain cause them to explosively erupt spores.
BBC5 年
Adaptation of birdcage plant, puffball and star fungi
Other examples are given, such as spores from puffball fungi dispersing in the wind. Earthstar fungi open on the woodland floor in the autumn when drops of rain cause them to explosively erupt spores.
First 1,000 fungi on IUCN Red List reveal growing threats
The number of fungi species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has surpassed 1,000, confirming that deforestation, ...
‘The unsung heroes of life on Earth’: Hundreds of fungi species threatened with extinction
Nearly a third of fungi species assessed by international conservation experts were found to be at risk of extinction from ...