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Do you know what Mycelium is?

By Janith Kavinda, National Geographic

Mycelium, or mycorrysis, is a fungus that expands underground, creating a network of connections between all plant species, something like the Internet, which allows them to not only communicate, but also to take care of themselves, protect themselves, and feed themselves. Stock up on the water.

When a tree in the forest is cut down, this mycelium communicates to many trees in the forest that one of them is dying and all the other trees through the mycelium being to care for the remaining trunk to try and save that life. They feed it with water and protect it because that dying trunk is part of the forest family.

Everything has a language. It is the universal language. We learn to reconnect with this non-verbal language, understanding that we are all part of the same thing. We still have a lot to learn from our older brothers, from the trees and the forest and above all from Our Mother Earth.

See also: Underground Networking: The Amazing Connections Beneath Your Feet – National Forest Foundation (nationalforests.org)