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Fungi- Either too classy or just too eew.

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 Life always finds a way... It's finally pouring in my city, it's all cool, breezy, and wet! But yes we do have waterlogging, irritating dampness, and limited motility too. As I walk past a huge tree in a park near me after 2 days of continuous calming rains, I noticed a spectacular feat- a mini mushroom jungle growing over the bark of an old live tree! I am truly amazed by the choice of these fungi, this side of the bark is always in shade, is pretty damp by now, and well is pretty neglected. I peek a little bit closer and the irony of tiny umbrellas growing in the rain strikes me and leaves me in awe and splits at the same time. Small umbrella jungle right in the middle of a crack where only darkness and dampness creeps.Truly mesmerizing! My mind starts to create an animated movie where numerous ants all dressed up to come over to this jungle for an evening of joy and romance! But on a deeper thought, I was forced to accept how excellent is the mode of utilization of dead, de...