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minus-squarethe_artic_one@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoMost molds are about as closely related to mushrooms as flatworms are to humans
minus-squareFlames5123@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoAnd humans are more closely related to mushrooms than plants!
minus-squarefinitebanjo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoNot to be confused with ringworms which are, in fact, a mold.
minus-squarethe_artic_one@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoOr slime molds which are, in fact, an ameoba.
minus-square✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 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.
Most molds are about as closely related to mushrooms as flatworms are to humans
And humans are more closely related to mushrooms than plants!
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.