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It was only in 1969 (nice) that fungi officially became its own separate kingdom.

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[-] dustyData@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

If anything is close to having a consciousness and experiencing an array of emotion, including suffering. That's a mushroom, much more than a plant.

[-] SatyrSack@feddit.org 13 points 3 months ago

The mycelium, maybe. That is definitely not the part of the mushroom that you eat.

[-] shneancy@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

so hang on, mushrooms are like uh, well not milk, but as if say a cow regrew its meat every season? or maybe like a lizard that regrows its tail?

mushrooms are weird, man

wild idea, would it be possible to hijack mycelium with animal DNA and make it grow mushroom shaped meat??

[-] frezik@midwest.social 2 points 3 months ago

Notch funds a real life Mooshroim when?

[-] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 9 points 3 months ago

Actual animals are far more likely to feel pain that fungi. Do fungi even have a nervous system?

[-] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 17 points 3 months ago

Fungi are a nervous system.

[-] dustyData@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

We actually suspect they do. They can also display intelligent behavior, from a certain definition of the concept.

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