fungus
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If mold is a concern, home buyers should consider hiring a mold specialist or asking home inspectors to test for mold, if possible, and stay vigilant about the potential growth of the fungus.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
The orange blobs are mushroom-like "fruiting bodies" while the rest of the fungus is underground.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Leafcutter ants cultivate fungus for food, while ants of the Lasius genus tend aphids for their sweet secretions “like domestic cattle.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The scans revealed three insects: a fungus gnat, a black fly, and an ancient ant.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2026
There were new kinds of fungus, she said, that were making jungles where the cables ran.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
However, Ashbrook said true ecological recovery after fires depended on soil fungi returning, plants re-establishing and invertebrate populations recovering, while the loss of mature woodland could take decades to reverse.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
At the heart of current research is the oral microbiome, the community of hundreds of bacteria, fungi and other microbes that live in the mouth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
"It really changed my perspective towards plants," he said, his expressive face lighting up as he explained mycorrhiza, a symbiotic association between fungi and plant roots.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Legend has it that the outlaw Robin Hood used the Major Oak's hollow trunk - which in fact was caused by fungi - as his hideout.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
She had no idea which fungi needed more shade and less water, no clue how to read a book or brew a cup of tree sap tea.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
After snowball Earth, titanosaurs and dawn redwoods and humongous funguses appear.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 24, 2021
The illnesses most frequently reported by migrants who make it across the jungle are foot funguses, gastrointestinal problems and respiratory infections.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2021
In 1962, Rachel Carson published the book “Silent Spring,” which convincingly argued that chemicals used to kill insects, funguses and pests were also killing birds and harming the environment.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 4, 2016
This makes your entire body hypersensitive to all forms of irritants, including weather changes, certain food proteins, and funguses.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2010
"My plan is," I added, "to live on berries and funguses."
From Frenzied Fiction by Stephen Leacock
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