An amazing macro video of Pilobolus by @scottish.fungi on IG. This unique fungus starts as a spore eaten by a grazing animal, survives digestion, and grows in the excrement. It has one of the fastest movements in nature, aiming itself toward the sun, building pressure, and launching its sporangium at 20 km/h in just 2 microseconds, over 20,000 Gs (more than a rocket launch!) Why? To escape dung and land on fresh plants, ready to enter a new host. A stunning example of fungal intelligence and nat

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