If fungi were mobile, they would be predatory

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I read the thread about robo-mushrooms here last night and it got me thinking. Anon was right to fear this. Mushrooms - or, properly, mycelium colonies - probably are somewhat intelligent, at least past a certain size. They're also voracious and highly reproductive parasites and decomposers. Those fungi which can actually move in any way are best known for aggressively parasitizing insects, taking over their nervous systems and piloting their bodies into view of predators. A self-aware fungus given a body very likely wouldn't think twice about doing the same to humans. Just because it would be intelligent does not mean it would be benevolent towards us. Just because we gave it a body does not mean it would experience anything like gratitude or curiosity. It would almost certainly take advantage of the situation to fulfill its biological urges to feed and breed more efficiently.

I realize this is autistic and you goys deserve a better write up. Maybe I'll be able to after this sixteen. I'm at least curious where people stand on this and whether it'll become an active topic or get me postbanned by a jannie.
 
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Fungi are pretty hungry, but the massive majority live in symbiosis with plants; nearly 80% of plant species are compatible with arbuscular mycorrhiza, which help absorb minerals in the soil in exchange for nutrients. Likewise, they can't infect us from their specialization.

If one of these massive colonies suddenly became intelligent & motile, we'd probably would "domesticate" it, sharing plant nutrients (either through fungal fluid or linking with plants) in exchange for assisting in spreading its colonies.

Rather than the hungry hungry fungipillar, we'd have mooshrooms in real life.
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Dagoth AMOGUS said:
It’s so funny how everyone has an opinion on mushrooms. It’s a chill Sunday morning and we’re just talking about fungi like gnomes :slayer:
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When you think about it mushrooms are pretty funny and innocent.
Most of the worst fungi are things like molds, microscopic infectious species, ergots that grow on grain then get into food, etc. Meanwhile mushrooms grow out of moist stuff in the forest and are usually pretty delicate and can't hurt anything unless you eat them; I don't think there's such a thing as a pest mushroom.

Always enjoy spotting a good mushroom.
 
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Imagine a hyper intelligent fungus, weeping in mushroom and begging forgiveness of all the people it parasitises. Mushroom vomiting as it feels the panic and terror of the minds it rapes every day. The horror
 
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