• Ð Greıt Þu̇mpkin@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    In a lot of cases it could also just be self preservation, a lot of these networks are basically nodes of a single organism which has reproduced through cloning for the express purpose of achieving these more extended intertwined root systems to have a wider range to pull water and nutrients from.

    The world’s largest organism is one of these tree to tree networks.