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minus-squarethe_artic_one@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up96·11 days agoMost molds are about as closely related to mushrooms as flatworms are to humans
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·11 days agoNot to be confused with ringworms which are, in fact, a mold.
minus-squarethe_artic_one@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 days agoOr slime molds which are, in fact, an ameoba.
minus-square✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 days agoNow there’s a creature that really breaks our language conventions. Forget indeterminate gender, we can’t decide if it’s one creature or many at any given time.
minus-squareFlames5123@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 days agoAnd humans are more closely related to mushrooms than plants!
Most molds are about as closely related to mushrooms as flatworms are to humans
Not to be confused with ringworms which are, in fact, a mold.
Or slime molds which are, in fact, an ameoba.
Now there’s a creature that really breaks our language conventions. Forget indeterminate gender, we can’t decide if it’s one creature or many at any given time.
And humans are more closely related to mushrooms than plants!