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When humongous fungus ruled the earth

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17-04-2016 10:28pm

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Adam Khor

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http://www.eartharchives.org/articles/when-giant-mushrooms-ruled-the-earth/

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#2 17-04-2016 11:45pm
Rubecula

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Article speculates on why they grew so tall. It says reproduction, which is valid for spore dispersal I suppose. However they may in my opinion used the sunlight to warm up or dry out the fruiting bodies, in order to shoot the possibly heavy and large spores out a good distance as the drying would give a spring loaded fire mechanism.

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