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Living systems that behave like fiction: hidden networks and giant organisms.
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The largest living organism covers 3.5 square miles
The largest living organism is a fungus covering 3.5 square miles in Oregon.
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This forest is a single organism 80,000 years old
Pando is a forest that is actually one tree.
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Trees talk to each other through a hidden internet
Trees talk to each other underground.
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The Bird That Flies 10 Months Without Landing
Common swifts stay airborne for 10 months straight — eating, sleeping and mating in flight.
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Cordyceps — The Fungus That Controls Ants
A fungus hijacks an ant's brain, makes it climb, then bursts from its head.
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Venus Flytrap Can Count To Five
It counts touches before snapping — and counts again to decide how much digestive juice to make.
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Naked Mole-Rats Do Not Age Like You
Their risk of death does not increase with age — they are biologically non-ageing.
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Horseshoe Crab Blood Is Blue And Worth $15,000 A Litre
Its copper-based blood detects bacteria — and pharma bleeds it.
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The Plant That Eats Sheep
Puya chilensis has spines that trap sheep — then it feeds on them as they decay.
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