How do trees talk through underground fungus networks?
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How do trees talk through underground fungus networks?
Trees look like they're just standing around doing nothing, right? They can't walk or talk or text each other. But underneath your feet, right now, something wild is happening. The trees in a forest are actually chatting with each other through a hidden underground internet made of fungus.
The network is made of mycorrhizal fungus — tiny living threads thinner than sewing thread that wrap around tree roots like socks. The fungus threads, called hyphae, spread out through the soil in every direction, linking tree to tree to tree. One teaspoon of forest soil can hold miles of these threads, all tangled together like the world's messiest headphone cord.
