Fungi Fact Friday

No one ever really expected to find life on Mars, let alone fungi. That was until one week ago.Last week, several headlines far and wide raved about the alleged “discovery” of fungi on mars despite controversial views of the claims validity.

Bioluminescence is found throughout nature and most often associated with fireflies and underwater organisms. However, the phenomenon also occurs in fungi like mushrooms! Notably so in the Filoboletus manipularis species.