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Oyster mushrooms use nerve gas to devour roundworms

A research team found "a nerve gas...encapsulated in microscopic, lollipop-shaped structures on the mushroom surface. When nematodes touch the mushrooms, these structures release their gas...to cause paralysis and death."
Scientific American
2023-03-17 06:25:00