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Subjects:
Adaptations, Animals, Biology, Environment, Gardening, Insects, Physics, Plants, Science |
Grade Level: JrH-Adult
Producer: Secret World of Gdns Prod.
Closed Captioned: No |
Running Time: 24 mins
Country of Origin: Canada
Study Guide: |
Copyright Date: 2004
Available in French:
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We usually only notice the fruit of fungi (aka mushrooms) when they're on our plate, preferably sautéed with a little butter. But fungi insidiously occupy every corner of the garden and the mushrooms we see are only the tip of the iceberg. Underneath these tiny fruiting bodies lies a massive interwoven network of fibers that extends for miles in the soil. Your garden, and indeed the whole planet, is virtually over run with mushrooms and yet we know very little about the intimate connection between fungi and many of our favourite plants and trees. In this episode we explore the magic world of mushrooms through striking time-lapse photography that shows mushrooms growing and blooming as beautifully as any flower right before our eyes. Watch as fungus devours plants and as puffballs explode into a sea of spores in a slow-motion ballet. |
