Tootfinder

These tiny fungi cover dead lilac stumps, cascading down and around it. They are about the size of a thumbnail, and I have no idea what they are. Are they tiny turkeytail?
This is just a phone photo, in hopes that someone more knowledgeable than me (which would be most people) might recognise them.
#fungi #FungiFriday #whatAreThese #FungusPhoto #EllieKPosts

fungi seen today at Pacific Spirit Park University Endowment Lands #Vancouver BC
Very colourful growing on old logs by the path
Much better versions with more pixels at https://www.flickr.com/photos/stephen_rees

Your forbids gardens, says nothing about #fungi.
#LifeHack

"The fungal networks in a teaspoon of soil could stretch from anywhere from 100 metres to 10 kilometres" 😮
https://pca.st/episode/d8bc3d8d-5959-4817-ad0b-20b8a0902319

Mushrooms as medicine: Uncovering the health secrets of fungi - ZOE Science & Nutrition
The world’s top scientists explain the latest health, nutrition, and gut health research and translate it into practical advice to improve your health & weight. Join ZOE Science & Nutrition, on a journey of scientific discovery. Hosted by Jonathan Wolf.

#PSA: You MUST cook Morel mushrooms. No, REALLY.
Apparently this is not taught to sushi chefs. Which is understandable.
ALSO: Never go to a place called “Dave's Sushi" even if it is in Tokyo. If it is in Bozeman, your error is in seeking sushi there at all.

These delicious French cheeses could disappear, scientists warn - Vox #cheese

These delicious French cheeses could disappear, scientists warn
A collapse in fungi diversity threatens Camembert, brie, and other famous French cheeses.

Nooooo!
Beware: A cheese crisis looms;
Gird your curds! Say a prayer for Camembert! A collapse in microbe diversity puts these French cheeses at risk.
https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/2024/2/10/24065277/cheese-extinction-camembe…

These delicious French cheeses could disappear, scientists warn
A collapse in fungi diversity threatens Camembert, brie, and other famous French cheeses.

3 winter rain-forest pictures.
#mosstodon #photography #silentsunday

Feeling quite desperate to see this film. I hope it will be available in some form online, but O, to see it in IMAX format! #mosstodon #lichensubscribe #WortsUpDoc

A Complete Mathematical Model For Trichoderma Fungi Kinetics
Asmae Hardoul, Zoubida Mghazli
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.03839 https://…

A Complete Mathematical Model For Trichoderma Fungi Kinetics
We develop an unstructured mathematical model describing the growth kinetics of the Trichoderma fungus and the production of enzymes (cellulase) by degradation of a substrate (cellulose) in the rhizosphere. We integrate into this model the hydrolysis step of the organic matter and analyze the asymptotic behaviour of the obtained system. We show that our system evolves towards a global attractor consisting of infinite non-hyperbolic equilibria.

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.13694 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arX…

Studying speed-accuracy trade-offs in best-of-n collective decision-making through heterogeneous mean-field modeling
To succeed in their objectives, groups of individuals must be able to make quick and accurate collective decisions on the best option among a set of alternatives with different qualities. Group-living animals aim to do that all the time. Plants and fungi are thought to do so too. Swarms of autonomous robots can also be programmed to make best-of-n decisions for solving tasks collaboratively. Ultimately, humans critically need it and so many times they should be better at it. Thanks to their mat…

This https://arxiv.org/abs/2311.04357 has been replaced.
initial toot: https://mastoxiv.page/@arXiv_qbi…

Combining Compositional Data Sets Introduces Error in Covariance Network Reconstruction
Microbial communities are diverse biological systems that include taxa from across multiple kingdoms of life. Notably, interactions between bacteria and fungi play a significant role in determining community structure. However, these statistical associations across kingdoms are more difficult to infer than intra-kingdom associations due to the nature of the data involved using standard network inference techniques. We quantify the challenges of cross-kingdom network inference from both a theore…

Fluid ejections in nature
Elio J. Challita, Pankaj Rohilla, M. Saad Bhamla
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.02359 https://arxiv.org/pdf/240…

Fluid ejections in nature
From microscopic fungi to colossal whales, fluidic ejections are a universal and intricate phenomenon in biology, serving vital functions such as animal excretion, venom spraying, prey hunting, spore dispersal, and plant guttation. This review delves into the complex fluid physics of ejections across various scales, exploring both muscle-powered active systems and passive mechanisms driven by gravity or osmosis. We introduce a framework using dimensionless numbers to delineate transitions from …