Do trees communicate via a 'wood wide web'? The evidence is lacking

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Do trees communicate via a 'wood wide web'? The evidence is lacking
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The idea that trees communicate and share resources with each other via an underground network of fungi, sometimes called the “wood-wide web”, has little evidence to back it up, say researchers who have reviewed the science

Why some mushrooms are bioluminescent remains uncertain, but a study using LED lights adds to the evidence they attract insects that help the fungus disperse its sporesOrchids that grow on trees in the forest canopy may access food by connecting to a network of fungal threadsThe vast array of shapes

that fungi can take, including colourful mushroom caps and tangles of thread-like moulds, evolved in two big bursts hundreds of millions of years agoLogged forests in Borneo have more abundant birds and mammals than pristine forests, showing that conservationists should still try to protect these habitats

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