A single fungus in Oregon covers 9 square kilometres
And it might be older than the pyramids.
Most of it is invisible. What we see as scattered mushrooms is the surface expression of a single genetic individual — a mycelial network stretching under 965 hectares of Oregon forest. Estimates of its age range from 2,400 to 8,650 years. It is quietly, patiently, digesting trees.
Editor's Note
The largest life on Earth is not loud. It is underneath.
