myrmepropagandist on Nostr: Exobasidium is a parasitic fungi that lives in plants as an endoparasite. It galls ...
Exobasidium is a parasitic fungi that lives in plants as an endoparasite. It galls flowers changing the scale and morphology of flowers and other plant structures in surprising ways.
I just found out they exist and I'm shocked, fascinated and horrified.
They were mentioned in passing in this Crime Pays video (I have NOT been binge watching CPBD looking for ant cameos, what kind of weirdo would do something that? Not me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaUMcaKgkw8)
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