Scientists overheard "conversations" of ectomycorrhizal fungi
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Scientists from Tohoku University conducted a study that found that ectomycorrhizal fungi can transmit electrical signals to each other.
Fungi form underground networks that absorb nutrients from the soil and transmit them to trees. Scientists have found that mushrooms can generate electrical signals in response to external stimuli, using them to communicate with each other and coordinating their behavior, writes "Газета.
ги The researchers attached electrodes to Laccaria bicolor mushrooms and found that electrical signals are amplified after rain. The analysis of the electric potential showed that a particularly strong electric potential occurs between neighboring mushrooms. At the same time, it demonstrates a pronounced orientation.
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