this post was submitted on 29 Jan 2024
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[–] beckerist@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That is so incredibly cool!

Terrifying. But cool!

[–] ElderWendigo@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

The bees feed on a sweet, sticky substance similar to nectar that the fungus forces the plant to produce on the imitation flowers.

So, mushroom honey is possible. I wonder if it tastes good.

[–] bevan@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are a lot of fungi that might be the genus "P."! This is Puccinia monoica a rust fungus.

[–] kunegis@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Thanks! It's a pet peeve of mine when people use an abbreviated genus name without having written the full genus name first.