Tag Archive for 'Mycelium'

Mycena crocata. Image credit: Heidy Baggenstos and Andreas Rudolf.

New Bioluminescent Fungal Species Identified: Mycena crocata

Jan 7, 2025 by Natali Anderson

Mycena crocata is a long-known species of fungus frequently reported from Europe and Japan, which was considered non-luminescent until now. Heinzelmann...

Adamatzky found that size of fungal lexicon can be up to 50 words; however, the core lexicon of most frequently used words does not exceed 15-20 words; Schizophyllum commune and Omphalotus nidiformis have largest lexicon while species Cordyceps militaris and Flammulina velutipes have less extensive one. Image credit: Mohammad Mahir Borhan.

Fungi Use Electrical ‘Language’ to Communicate with Each Other: Study

Apr 15, 2022 by The Conversation

In new research, Dr. Andrew Adamatzky, a computer scientist at the Unconventional Computing Laboratory of the University of the West of England, analyzed...