[sotd] April 28, 2004 [The Fungus Among Us]
- From: "The Site of the Day" <sotd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: sotd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 01:32:51 -0300
Site of the Day for Wednesday, April 28, 2004
The Fungus Among Us
Today's site from the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History in Halifax,
part of the huge Virtual Museum of Canada website, offers a fascinating
exhibition on the amazing world of fungi. Gentle Subscribers whose biology
courses are but a hazy memory will discover an engaging presentation
designed for the general public.
"Fruit ferments, vegetables rot, feet itch, and mushrooms sprout overnight
on our lawns. These events all have one thing in common -- the unseen
mycelia of thousands of species of fungi. Moulds, yeasts, mushrooms, and
other fleshy fungi are all around us. Once thought to be plants, fungi, the
ultimate destroyers and recyclers of nutrients, now stand alone in a
kingdom of their own. ... This site has been developed for naturalists of
all ages. It is science-based, but accessible to anyone who's ever found a
fungus in the basement, or wondered why bread goes mouldy -- or just wants
to learn about the inimitable world of fungi." - from the website
This well-designed and cheery site highlights various types of fungi
categorized as "friends" or "foes", describing the beneficial as well as
pernicious qualities of different mycelia. Discover the role of fungi in
providing favorite foods -- bread and wine, for example, as well as fungus
as food -- the ever-delectable mushroom. The science section explores
topics such as fungal "lifestyles" and "habitats" as well fungi's "secret
weapon". In addition, there are "Funky Fungus Facts and Figures", "Fungal
Folklore" and a handy guide to finding and collecting fungus samples.
Lope over to the site for a great presentation on the surprising kingdom of
fungi at:
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Mushroom/English/
A.M. Holm
<admin-sotd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Manage your subscription and view the List archives on the web at:
<//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/webpage?webpage_id=sotd> and
<//www.freelists.org/archives/sotd>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
UNSUBSCRIBE by sending a blank email to sotd-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with
unsubscribe in the Subject field.
Other related posts:
- » [sotd] April 28, 2004 [The Fungus Among Us]
