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KFHEWUI 02/14/24 7:18:19 PM #1:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/d/d42dfad4.jpg https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/d/d61c3407.jpg Indian scientists on a nature walk through the foothills of the Western Ghats came across an unexpected discovery: a living frog that seemed to have a mushroom sprouting from its back. The group of five explorers had been on the lookout for reptiles and amphibians while hiking along the bottom of the mountain range in June. But when they came across a small roadside pond packed with about 40 tiny frogs, they noticed something odd about one of them. Perched on a twig, the frog had a bizarre growth on its left flank that, upon closer examination, was clearly a small gray mushroom. Even more strange, unlike the creatures of "The Last of Us," the critter seemed unbothered by its fungal partner. Hobbyist naturalist Chinmay Maliye and Lohit Y.T., a river and wetlands specialist at World Wildlife Fund-India, were quick to photograph the discovery before the group continued onward. To the best of our knowledge, never has a mushroom sprouting from the flank of a live frog been documented, the team wrote in a report in January documenting the finding in the journal Reptiles and Amphibians. The frog was among dozens of Raos Intermediate Golden-backed frogs (Hylarana intermedia) packing the pond. The frogs, which are about the size of a human thumb, are native to the region and are found in abundance in the Western Ghats, the authors wrote. On that day in June, the tropical foothills were bursting with the croaks of the frogs as Lohit, Maliye and their team tromped through the terrain on a herpetology hunt. They had no idea their search for reptiles and amphibians would turn into a fungus find. When they spotted the frog with the mushroom attached amid a congregation of Raos Intermediate Golden-backed frogs, they decided to leave it undisturbed beyond a brief photoshoot. Lohit posted the close-up images of the frog online in the nature journal to see if any citizen scientists could identify the fungal growth. Why do experts consider the mushroom discovery so strange? Lohit was not disappointed. Mushroom enthusiasts and experts alike jumped in to suggest it could be a bonnet mushroom in the genus Mycena. This type of mushroom primarily thrives on decaying organic matter like plants and rotting wood, which is why experts were baffled about why one was seemingly growing on a living frog. Although plenty of fungi grow on living things, including the yeast that grows on our skin, most don't become mushrooms. For a mushroom to grow, a fungal spore has to find a viable home on some sort of surface before it can produce mycelia, similar to a plant's root. The mycelia produces a mushroom only if it finds enough nutrients to grow. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/scientists-find-a-living-frog-with-a-mushroom-growing-on-its-back-experts-are-mystified/ar-BB1ihiN0 --- R.I.P. SaikyoMog! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-seAIeu3Og "You know, there are certain flaws in this film," Tom Servo <cite>KFHEWUI posted [p:978847470] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/d/d42dfad4.jpghttps://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/d/d61c3407.jpg<quote>Indian scientists on a nature walk through the foothills of the Western Ghats came across an unexpected discovery: a living frog that seemed to have a mushroom sprouting from its back. The group of five explorers had been on the lookout for reptiles and amphibians while hiking along the bottom of the mountain range in June. But when they came across a small roadside pond packed with about 40 tiny frogs, they noticed something odd about one of them.Perched on a twig, the frog had a bizarre growth on its left flank that, upon closer examination, was clearly a small gray mushroom. Even more strange, unlike the creatures of "The Last of Us," the critter seemed unbothered by its fungal partner.Hobbyist naturalist Chinmay Maliye and Lohit Y.T., a river and wetlands specialist at World Wildlife Fund-India, were quick to photograph the discovery before the group continued onward.To the best of our knowledge, never has a mushroom sprouting from the flank of a live frog been documented, the team wrote in a report in January documenting the finding in the journal Reptiles and Amphibians.The frog was among dozens of Raos Intermediate Golden-backed frogs (Hylarana intermedia) packing the pond.The frogs, which are about the size of a human thumb, are native to the region and are found in abundance in the Western Ghats, the authors wrote.On that day in June, the tropical foothills were bursting with the croaks of the frogs as Lohit, Maliye and their team tromped through the terrain on a herpetology hunt. They had no idea their search for reptiles and amphibians would turn into a fungus find.When they spotted the frog with the mushroom attached amid a congregation of Raos Intermediate Golden-backed frogs, they decided to leave it undisturbed beyond a brief photoshoot.Lohit posted the close-up images of the frog online in the nature journal to see if any citizen scientists could identify the fungal growth.Why do experts consider the mushroom discovery so strange?Lohit was not disappointed.Mushroom enthusiasts and experts alike jumped in to suggest it could be a bonnet mushroom in the genus Mycena. This type of mushroom primarily thrives on decaying organic matter like plants and rotting wood, which is why experts were baffled about why one was seemingly growing on a living frog.Although plenty of fungi grow on living things, including the yeast that grows on our skin, most don't become mushrooms. For a mushroom to grow, a fungal spore has to find a viable home on some sort of surface before it can produce mycelia, similar to a plant's root. The mycelia produces a mushroom only if it finds enough nutrients to grow.</quote>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/scientists-find-a-living-frog-with-a-mushroom-growing-on-its-back-experts-are-mystified/ar-BB1ihiN0 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kurt_Russel 02/14/24 7:19:52 PM #2:	Pictured: Patient zero --- You gonna do something or just stand there and bleed? <cite>Kurt_Russel posted [p:978847496] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>Pictured: Patient zero </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hereforemnant 02/14/24 7:21:11 PM #3:	Maybe I'm dumb, but I've seen moss & fungus & other plant or fungal life growing off of the bodies of animals before. Is this uncommon with amphibians even though they're generally in moist perfect environments where you'd see fungal growth anyways? --- 3DS Friend Code: FC: 0318-7199-1150 <cite>hereforemnant posted [p:978847512] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>Maybe I'm dumb, but I've seen moss & fungus & other plant or fungal life growing off of the bodies of animals before. Is this uncommon with amphibians even though they're generally in moist perfect environments where you'd see fungal growth anyways? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dark_Arbron 02/14/24 7:21:16 PM #4:	Through genetic engineering, Politoed and Paras have finally been successfully bred. --- Calling out stupid or reckless decision-making is not "victim blaming." <cite>Dark_Arbron posted [p:978847513] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>Through genetic engineering, Politoed and Paras have finally been successfully bred. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turbam 02/14/24 7:21:31 PM #5:	It's over --- ~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~ I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! https://imgur.com/p9Xvjvs <cite>Turbam posted [p:978847522] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>It's over </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Agent_Stroud 02/14/24 7:21:33 PM #6:	Great, just when you think it cant get any worse, the freaking Cordyceps virus from the Last of Us decides to make an unwelcome appearance. --- "We're going to shake things up, Morgan. Like old times." -- Alex Yu, Prey (2017) <cite>Agent_Stroud posted [p:978847523] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>Great, just when you think it cant get any worse, the freaking Cordyceps virus from the Last of Us decides to make an unwelcome appearance. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SocialistGamer 02/14/24 7:21:55 PM #7:	The ribbit of us --- Capcom is the best developer ever! Steam ID: SocialistGamer92 <cite>SocialistGamer posted [p:978847530] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>The ribbit of us </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ivynn 02/14/24 7:22:21 PM #8:	Nooooope nope nope nope --- http://i.imgur.com/vDci4hD.gif <cite>Ivynn posted [p:978847536] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>Nooooope nope nope nope </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dark_Arbron 02/14/24 7:22:59 PM #9:	Turbam posted... It's over What a croak of shit. --- Calling out stupid or reckless decision-making is not "victim blaming." <cite>Dark_Arbron posted [p:978847547] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>Turbam posted... </cite><quote>It's over</quote>What a croak of shit. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
spikethedevil 02/14/24 7:23:46 PM #10:	https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pfA5UqEU_80&pp=ygUQbGFzdCBvZiB1cyB0aGVtZQ%3D%3D --- A garbage pod!? It's a smegging garbage pod! <cite>spikethedevil posted [p:978847555] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pfA5UqEU_80&pp=ygUQbGFzdCBvZiB1cyB0aGVtZQ%3D%3D </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ForsakenHermit 02/14/24 7:23:47 PM #11:	Gamefreak-takes notes --- Beware the fanatic! Too often his cure is deadlier by far than the evil he denounces!-Stan Lee RIP Make Arcades Great Again! <cite>ForsakenHermit posted [p:978847556] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>Gamefreak-takes notes </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Villain_S_Fiend 02/14/24 7:24:28 PM #12:	So does it have a mycelium web under its skin? I mean, it'd almost have to, right? That's just a fruiting body coming off its side. --- The food here is terrible. My steak was so tough it attacked my coffee and the coffee was too weak to defend itself. <cite>Villain_S_Fiend posted [p:978847564] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>So does it have a mycelium web under its skin? I mean, it'd almost have to, right? That's just a fruiting body coming off its side. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Seaman_Prime 02/14/24 7:24:38 PM #13:	Sweet new Bulbasaur just dropped <cite>Seaman_Prime posted [p:978847569] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>Sweet new Bulbasaur just dropped</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ZevLoveDOOM 02/14/24 7:24:41 PM #14:	imagine the high you get from licking it... <cite>ZevLoveDOOM posted [p:978847570] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>imagine the high you get from licking it...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thronedfire2 02/14/24 7:24:51 PM #15:	that doesn't seem too weird untreated human foot fungus could probably spawn a mushroom at some point, right? --- I could see you, but I couldn't hear you You were holding your hat in the breeze Turning away from me In this moment you were stolen... <cite>thronedfire2 posted [p:978847573] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>that doesn't seem too weirduntreated human foot fungus could probably spawn a mushroom at some point, right? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FL81 02/14/24 7:25:01 PM #16:	aww sweet, a new pokemon --- https://i.imgur.com/TGkNCva.gif https://i.imgur.com/8mWCvA4.gif <cite>FL81 posted [p:978847576] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>aww sweet, a new pokemon </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CM_Ponch 02/14/24 7:26:27 PM #17:	S O O N https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/2/2f91d0ec.jpg --- SW-8316-3213-4720 <cite>CM_Ponch posted [p:978847593] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>S O O Nhttps://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/2/2f91d0ec.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CADE_FOSTER 02/14/24 7:27:39 PM #18:	cordyceps baby last of us is happening <cite>CADE_FOSTER posted [p:978847618] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>cordyceps baby last of us is happening</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KFHEWUI 02/15/24 5:09:47 PM #19:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLVdjLbXdm4 --- R.I.P. SaikyoMog! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-seAIeu3Og "You know, there are certain flaws in this film," Tom Servo <cite>KFHEWUI posted [p:978863396] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLVdjLbXdm4 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sephiroth_C_Ryu 02/15/24 5:11:46 PM #20:	I wonder if it would be possible for frogs to evolve to specifically have a type of harmless fungus grow on their backs to protect them from other fungi (like the ones that tend to kill them). --- I am the Hunter of Topics. My post never fails to kill its prey. pounces Nyaa! <cite>Sephiroth_C_Ryu posted [p:978863427] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>I wonder if it would be possible for frogs to evolve to specifically have a type of harmless fungus grow on their backs to protect them from other fungi (like the ones that tend to kill them). </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hambo 02/15/24 5:14:22 PM #21:	The Amphib of Ous. --- Hambo's alt. <cite>Hambo posted [p:978863462] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>The Amphib of Ous. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DragulaRULEZ 02/15/24 5:49:06 PM #23:	This turtle thinks that's cute. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/4/4737ce82.jpg --- "I'm going to have to disagree with everything you say from now on. Go ahead, say babies shouldn't be skinned alive, see which side I'm on." <cite>DragulaRULEZ posted [p:978864044] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>This turtle thinks that's cute.https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/4/4737ce82.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DrizztLink 02/15/24 5:57:16 PM #24:	DragulaRULEZ posted... This turtle thinks that's cute. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/4/4737ce82.jpg Frog's just a little guy, he doesn't have as ~~mushroom~~ --- He/Him http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:978864179] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>DragulaRULEZ posted... </cite><quote>This turtle thinks that's cute.https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/4/4737ce82.jpg</quote>Frog's just a little guy, he doesn't have as mushroom </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
voldothegr8 02/15/24 5:58:46 PM #25:	ZevLoveDOOM posted... imagine the high you get from licking it... A new reason to lick the toad --- THE Ohio State: 11-2 \| Las Vegas Raiders: 8-9 <cite>voldothegr8 posted [p:978864212] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>ZevLoveDOOM posted... </cite><quote>imagine the high you get from licking it...</quote>A new reason to lick the toad </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Ratchetrockon 02/15/24 5:59:18 PM #27:	So cute --- I'm a Taurus. Currently playing: Grim Fandango Remaster (PC) & DMC3:SE Ubisoft Port (PC) He/Him <cite>Ratchetrockon posted [p:978864223] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>So cute </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Starks 02/15/24 5:59:41 PM #28:	Doesn't seem too surprising in a world filled with parasites, lichens, bot flies, etc. We're just so used to seeing microscopic fungal infections and their effects, not a mushroom. --- Paid for by StarksPAC, a registered 501(c)(4) <cite>Starks posted [p:978864229] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>Doesn't seem too surprising in a world filled with parasites, lichens, bot flies, etc.We're just so used to seeing microscopic fungal infections and their effects, not a mushroom. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Tyranthraxus 02/15/24 6:00:53 PM #29:	DrizztLink posted... Frog's just a little guy, he doesn't have as ~~mushroom~~ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLNhaAW_9mw --- It says right here in Matthew 16:4 "Jesus doth not need a giant Mecha." https://i.imgur.com/dQgC4kv.jpg <cite>Tyranthraxus posted [p:978864241] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>DrizztLink posted... </cite><quote>Frog's just a little guy, he doesn't have as mushroom</quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLNhaAW_9mw </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KFHEWUI 02/16/24 11:31:03 AM #30:	voldothegr8 posted... A new reason to lick the toad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQEhBai711o --- R.I.P. SaikyoMog! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-seAIeu3Og "You know, there are certain flaws in this film," Tom Servo <cite>KFHEWUI posted [p:978875602] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>voldothegr8 posted... </cite><quote>A new reason to lick the toad</quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQEhBai711o </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
solosnake 02/16/24 11:33:53 AM #31:	I hope they didnt inhale any spores --- "We would have no NBA possibly if they got rid of all the flopping." ~ Dwyane Wade <cite>solosnake posted [p:978875640] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>I hope they didnt inhale any spores </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FortuneCookie 02/16/24 11:35:49 AM #32:	CM_Ponch posted... S O O N https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/2/2f91d0ec.jpg How did it take this many posts to get here? <cite>FortuneCookie posted [p:978875672] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>CM_Ponch posted... </cite><quote>S O O Nhttps://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/2/2f91d0ec.jpg</quote>How did it take this many posts to get here?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Strider102 02/16/24 11:37:13 AM #33:	It was nice knowing you guys. --- "I dreamt I was a moron." <cite>Strider102 posted [p:978875699] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>It was nice knowing you guys. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
R1masher 02/16/24 11:38:20 AM #34:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/2/2b27b1e0.jpg --- R1R1R1R1R1R1 <cite>R1masher posted [p:978875709] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/2/2b27b1e0.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ItsNotA2Mer 02/16/24 11:41:07 AM #35:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/2/2c32b804.jpg --- It is impossible to live in the past, difficult to live in the present, and a waste to live in the future. (He/Him). <cite>ItsNotA2Mer posted [p:978875755] in Scientists... [t:80696913]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/2/2c32b804.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Current Events > Scientists find a frog with a mushroom growing on its back