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It's perhaps worth mentioning that there is a third family of fungi which have another feeding strategy: they dissolve minerals and metals from rock using acids and physical force. The "rockeaters" are the oldest fungi family and they're responsible for creating most of the top soil.
@@Anaesify Yes, they're very small mostly. Most lichens contain rock dissolving fungi, and some of the "sapsuckers" from the video that have a symbiotic relationship with higher plants haven't lost the ability to get minerals straight from rock either (and exchange those minerals with plants).
One of my favorite fungi facts is that trees evolved before fungi evolved to break down lignin. So if a tree died/fell, it would just sit there and not rot away. Piling up over the years to eventually get buried. Eventually getting buried and turning into big coal deposits.
Wouldn’t there be a problem though if we lose a majority of mushrooms that break down dead things into useable nutrients for new life? You know, the earths recyclers??
@@MinuteEarth As how the video was presented I was not left with this clear cut message, rather than one specie is superior to the other based on our current needs; though I do get the point you try to push which is "our" impact on the ecosystem. Considering the massive reach and follower base I'd wish you'd be more careful or presente the narrative in a way the audience can reach its own conclusions! BTW, I hope you do keep up with the great content creation as per usual.
@@MinuteEarth Before the deatheaters, plant stuff just didn't decompose and got buried (or got burnt before burial). And what ended buried transformed under pressure and temperature into coal, oil and gas. In a way, deatheather fungi were the evolutive innovation that ended the Carboniferous.
To add a level of mycological terminology to this video, the death eaters are called saprophytic mushrooms and the mushrooms that rely on root systems are called mycorrhizal mushrooms! Never thought of it as a war before, just as ones I can grow in my house and ones I can’t
Yeah I don't think @MinuteEarth accurately represented the science on this subject in the video. The sources cited are legit but don't support the idea that there's some "war" going on between ectomycorrhizal fungi and saprotrophic fungi
Thank you, their video was wonderful but they could have mentioned it at least once. When i sent the link for this video to my friends, i included the same information you just gave for intellectual context.
I feel this is a kind of war that should never end. Both probably have good effects on the environment and both probably have unseen bad effects on the environment. It's making sure there's enough of both that brings a healthy planet
Yep. It's the first lesson of environmental ecologies. For everything to thrive, you NEED high biodiversity. Forests could certainly use a helping hand right now, but without the deatheaters to break down nitrogenous compounds, that too would lead to cascading trophic effects with unknown (but probably bad) consequences. It reminds me of how back in the Carboniferous, plants had just evolved wood, but there wasn't anything around that could break down lignin (the compounds that forms wood), so forests and other biospheres were just piling up with tons and tons of dead wood that nothing could break down, crowding out living space for hundreds of thousands of years (imagine living in a world that's buried under dozens of feet of dead trees before you can finally reach the ground, like living in Kashyyk), until finally one enterprising species of fungi evolved the ability to break down wood.
@@Zaxares In a great twist of irony that very thing is what's causing so much havoc now. With almost no way for those carbon rich plant materials to decompose, they eventually found their way under eons of sediment. Eventually chemically breaking down into the fossil fuel coals and oils we use.
A tip among fungus gatherers is to look for certain trees given that they're more common around them than in the middle of a field. The explanation of the generally edible sapsuckers explains why they're so common around these trees (and around certain species, for that matter, due to their evolved dependence, of course).
@@qwertycomp9618 well, that and also fungi are more likely to fruit near trees as they provide shelter from hostile conditions like wind, frosts, and direct sunlight, while also continuing to drip water for a prolonged period after rain. There's also usually less obstructions to fruiting under trees, as larger plants will struggle to grow with the diminished sunlight below the canopy, meaning that the spores will have an easier time spreading.
Both are pretty important for farming and gardening... though IMO the Sap Suckers are less important since Death Eaters are great for composting (particularly for making leaf mold), but Sap Suckers "infecting" vegetable roots are extra welcome for the expanded water and nutrient intake, and protecting them from root rot and fungi associated with root rot. Or you know, use them both by leaving the DE in the compost bin (or deomposing mulch) and use the SS for currently growing plants
The "conflict" isn't real, it's something MinuteEarth made up in order to tell a story. I'm not aware of any scientific evidence (including all of the citations listed in this video, which are all legit) that supports the idea that ectomycorrhizal fungi and decay fungi are in mortal competition over nitrogen. Normally MinuteEarth is a pretty good channel, but they really missed the mark on this one.
@Keshuel You're an idiot if you think every organism doesn't have a role. Even if it's replaced, it still affects the balance of the ecosystem. And sometimes, the niche goes unfilled for a long time. Not to mention this comment disagrees with your other comment in this reply section.
@Keshuel Good god you're stawmanning hard. I never said "all life will collapse, whoa is me, the ecosystem has fallen". I said it can impact the ecosyetem negatively, and *that's it*. Stop looking for an argument where there simply isn't one.
to be fair, if you want to sequester carbon you want to have fewer things dying since the way a tree sequesters carbon is by being alive and growing big and turning it into bark n shit. So optimally, for the short term, youd probably want as much biomass going to trees that live for a few decades, which would mean you want less resources going to mushrooms that arent helping those trees to exist.
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To add 1:23 or 1:24 has what is most likely a JoJo reference. Or maybe it's a reference to another work which was a JoJo reference. Kinda hard to tell nowadays tbh. Also Uno reverso
Just watched this video. I am by no means a mushroom guy. However, found this video to be both educational and entertaining, and just wanted to pass along my appreciation for all the time and effort put into this. Great job.
@@rejvaik00 Sort of. It would have been more correct for me to say that trees don’t make up their own clade, meaning they evolved independently multiple times, and are often more related to other plants than other trees, although one can come up with a fairly rigorous botanical definition for a tree.
The "Death Eaters" are still completely essential and need to be preserved regardless of if they are "the bad guys". I think the video should mention this, since it can paint the immage that we need to get rid of the other mushrooms, wich is a false and activly harmfull thing to do. This is an informative video, it should have given both types of mushroom equal importance since neithe r are less or more important than the other.
that's dishonest though. we have no idea if it would be bad or good. also worrying about people walking into a forest to de-fungi the forest is a little bit insane.
@@ToppeThrane High biodiversity is great for the the environment, because that is what balances things out. But I guess it's not like you can actually even tell death eaters apart or anything so do whatever you want🤷
.....HOW MUCH YOU CAN HARVEST FROM SAPSUCKERS, THO?NOT *MUCH* , I SAY!!!WHILE TEAM DEATHEATERS ARE HAVING SO POTENT PARTICIPANTS AS *CHAMPINGONS AND OYSTER MUSHROOMS* , DUDE! ......SO, OBVIOUSLY, I'M FOR TEAM DEATH EATERS
Is there a benefit for the presence of "Deatheaters" though? I feel like some nuance is lost in their role and made to feel a little villanous, but there's ought to be a balance to be stricken here right?
No way! I was trying to identify a mushroom that I found and was searching the internet about the mushroom and the mushroom was growing next to a tree. And you made a video about it! What a coincidence!
there are plenty of fungi that decompose organic matter like leaves or specific components in the soil. The best known kind is agaricus campestris. Just because a fungi is growing near trees on the ground it doesnt have to mean that they form a simbiosis with a tree. Lepista nuda for example is decomposing leaves, so you will only find it below trees.
@@TheRealMooHamHead69420 it's just we usually distinguish humans from nature, as if everything we do is unnatural. Here we see however that humans will always do nature's bidding.
This color coding...holy this is why the Shroobs are purple. They also feed on the toads and their behavior is totally based on the death mushrooms here. Always love finding the possible sources of inspiration unexpectedly. Mario and Luigi Partners in Time
The "sapsuckers" described in this video are ectomycorrhizae. Also of note are arbuscular mycorrhizae, which form similar relationships with many non-woody species of plants, including most commercially significant crops.
Awesome video, absolutely love the art in this one, the is presentation concise and well thought out. It keeps you engaged and following the subject matter. Love all the references too, perhaps the color scheme is one too lol.
agreed! i loved the winding tendrils on the sapsuckers I had imaged their mycorrhizomes to be branching like the "death eaters" and now am inspired to learn more!!
The nitrogen interaction seems extremely complex. Excess anthropogenic nitrogen goes to the saprophytes first, but wouldn't some also go into the trees at the deeper levels in the soil and benefit them too? Is letting the saprophytes absorb this runoff nitrogen better or worse than letting it flow all the way to a river delta and contribute to hypoxic-zone-causing algal blooms? How unfair is the competition in a nitrogen abundant woodland (i.e. with N rich agricultural runoff) vs a nitrogen neutral woodland (i.e. undisturbed by man)? Neat stuff
Adding nitrogen should help the sap suckers more than the Death Eaters since the sap suckers and their trees are functioning at a nitrogen deficit according to the ecological niche description that you gave. I agree with the assessment on the air pollution though
We also enjoy some death eaters such as the diverse oyster mushrooms and the lion's mane. In fact, they're much easier to cultivate and can even be cultivated at home.
When you think about it, deatheaters, sapsuckers and trees can all team up, the deatheaters can provide the sapsuckers win nitrogen, who then help trees grow, the leaves and fruits of which animals eat, which means more animals survive, which means more animals are born, which means more animals die, which means more dead stuff for deatheaters.
It’s weird to just call any mushroom that doesn’t form a relationship with trees a death eater. What about ink caps or psilocybe mushrooms that feast on the dung of ruminators? I guess you would say the grass is dead but deatheater seems like a strange term. Maybe recyclers or something because they recycle material no longer being used into something with greater bioavailability
Thing is it would be bad if either 'won' and the other went extinct. Decomposition is important after ll. So while it's great to encourage symbiotic fungi, it's not as simple as 'one side gud other side bayud.'
This video kind-of makes "Deatheaters" look like unequivocal badguys just a tiny bit, especially since Sapsuckers help trees while Deatheaters do not. Maybe a follow-up video to expand a bit more on Deatheaters and the necessary roles they fill in the ecosystem?
I wouldn't be too surprised if the Deatheaters at some point released spores into the air that controls humans into sabotaging the Sapsuckers by doing things with trees
This makes it sound like deatheaters and sapsuckers are two united sides in a single front war while deatheaters should be competing amongst each other much more than they do with the sapsuckers over nitrogen, no?
I suggest we actively encourage the formation of a third mushroom guild whose entire purpose is to keep the balance in the necromancer/druid conflict in order for the ongoing hostilities to eventually produce enough fungal mana to.... aaah... do, like, anything requiring massive amounts of fungal mana, or something, I guess? Worked in 1852, will work now.
So it's in fact a self stabilizing symbiosis between both types of fungi and trees? It's not so much a competition as it is a feedback system in the balance between both fungal kinds.
My impression was always that the excess nitrogen was decreasing the utility of the mycorrhizal fungus so the plant symbionts were sharing less carbon with them. I'm not sure how the excess nitrogen would "supercharge" decomposers that are already unlocking excess nitrogen.
This video is very interesting and informative. I absolutely love the imagery here. …although, I must to admit; the title of this video makes me remember the amazing animation video with our favorite plumber brothers. I believe it is called Rise of Mushroom Kingdom. (Which it’s completely unrelated to this video.)
Dude! I ssw “Deatheaters” in the thumbnail and I immediately got excited because Harry Potter. Kinda bummed out it wasn’t, but then again, it’s a pretty interesting video
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I was so focused on finding amungus in the video but i guess you showed Eggecutor instead
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@@sarad2487 3rd fuGUS among us📕📗📘📙📓📔📮📮📮
lol, deatheaters, i just think of the worldeaters
@@matthewbrooks8512 lol
It's perhaps worth mentioning that there is a third family of fungi which have another feeding strategy: they dissolve minerals and metals from rock using acids and physical force. The "rockeaters" are the oldest fungi family and they're responsible for creating most of the top soil.
im sorry whaaaaaaaaaat!?!?! Are they tiny???
@@Anaesify Yes, they're very small mostly. Most lichens contain rock dissolving fungi, and some of the "sapsuckers" from the video that have a symbiotic relationship with higher plants haven't lost the ability to get minerals straight from rock either (and exchange those minerals with plants).
Yes they have relationship with algae to produce food
@@JerehmiaBoaz coooooool
These are also ectomycorrhizal fungi. The third group are the parasites.
One of my favorite fungi facts is that trees evolved before fungi evolved to break down lignin. So if a tree died/fell, it would just sit there and not rot away. Piling up over the years to eventually get buried. Eventually getting buried and turning into big coal deposits.
Lignin balls lmaooo goteem
@@kraio-sfu like you have any
I've heard people say that bacteria where the first to evolved the ability to break down lignin. either way its still very interesting.
How is that a fungi fact
Scishow has a video about world where fungi dominated the landscape. It was the time where trees hadn't been arrived on the scene.
Wouldn’t there be a problem though if we lose a majority of mushrooms that break down dead things into useable nutrients for new life? You know, the earths recyclers??
Definitely! Lots of other stuff breaks down dead things, but without the deatheaters I imagine there would be a ton of cascading trophic effects.
@@MinuteEarth So what guys are saying is, like many other things we need to have both, not just one.
@@MinuteEarth As how the video was presented I was not left with this clear cut message, rather than one specie is superior to the other based on our current needs; though I do get the point you try to push which is "our" impact on the ecosystem. Considering the massive reach and follower base I'd wish you'd be more careful or presente the narrative in a way the audience can reach its own conclusions! BTW, I hope you do keep up with the great content creation as per usual.
To simplify: _Balance baby_
@@MinuteEarth Before the deatheaters, plant stuff just didn't decompose and got buried (or got burnt before burial). And what ended buried transformed under pressure and temperature into coal, oil and gas. In a way, deatheather fungi were the evolutive innovation that ended the Carboniferous.
To add a level of mycological terminology to this video, the death eaters are called saprophytic mushrooms and the mushrooms that rely on root systems are called mycorrhizal mushrooms! Never thought of it as a war before, just as ones I can grow in my house and ones I can’t
@Schlugel theyre also called saprotrophic fungi :)
Yeah I don't think @MinuteEarth accurately represented the science on this subject in the video. The sources cited are legit but don't support the idea that there's some "war" going on between ectomycorrhizal fungi and saprotrophic fungi
So where does the Medusoid Mycelium lie? 🤔
@@saumitrakelkar4730 it's basically just a metaphor used to help people understand the topic better
Thank you, their video was wonderful but they could have mentioned it at least once. When i sent the link for this video to my friends, i included the same information you just gave for intellectual context.
I feel this is a kind of war that should never end. Both probably have good effects on the environment and both probably have unseen bad effects on the environment. It's making sure there's enough of both that brings a healthy planet
If one side wins, everyone loses.
Pfff damn warhawks
Yep. It's the first lesson of environmental ecologies. For everything to thrive, you NEED high biodiversity. Forests could certainly use a helping hand right now, but without the deatheaters to break down nitrogenous compounds, that too would lead to cascading trophic effects with unknown (but probably bad) consequences. It reminds me of how back in the Carboniferous, plants had just evolved wood, but there wasn't anything around that could break down lignin (the compounds that forms wood), so forests and other biospheres were just piling up with tons and tons of dead wood that nothing could break down, crowding out living space for hundreds of thousands of years (imagine living in a world that's buried under dozens of feet of dead trees before you can finally reach the ground, like living in Kashyyk), until finally one enterprising species of fungi evolved the ability to break down wood.
See also the presence of scavengers and how healthy the ecosystem is vs when they're missing.
@@Zaxares In a great twist of irony that very thing is what's causing so much havoc now.
With almost no way for those carbon rich plant materials to decompose, they eventually found their way under eons of sediment. Eventually chemically breaking down into the fossil fuel coals and oils we use.
A tip among fungus gatherers is to look for certain trees given that they're more common around them than in the middle of a field. The explanation of the generally edible sapsuckers explains why they're so common around these trees (and around certain species, for that matter, due to their evolved dependence, of course).
Ahh that’s why you often find them by trees in BOTW
among fungus
amogus sussus
@@qwertycomp9618 well, that and also fungi are more likely to fruit near trees as they provide shelter from hostile conditions like wind, frosts, and direct sunlight, while also continuing to drip water for a prolonged period after rain.
There's also usually less obstructions to fruiting under trees, as larger plants will struggle to grow with the diminished sunlight below the canopy, meaning that the spores will have an easier time spreading.
Amongus fungus
Thanks for including the names of the researchers on the team doing the research, not just the lead investigator. Science is truly a team effort.
Both are pretty important for farming and gardening... though IMO the Sap Suckers are less important since Death Eaters are great for composting (particularly for making leaf mold), but Sap Suckers "infecting" vegetable roots are extra welcome for the expanded water and nutrient intake, and protecting them from root rot and fungi associated with root rot.
Or you know, use them both by leaving the DE in the compost bin (or deomposing mulch) and use the SS for currently growing plants
The way you clearly introduced the conflict and also made the topic interesting with color and names was very fun to watch!
The "conflict" isn't real, it's something MinuteEarth made up in order to tell a story. I'm not aware of any scientific evidence (including all of the citations listed in this video, which are all legit) that supports the idea that ectomycorrhizal fungi and decay fungi are in mortal competition over nitrogen. Normally MinuteEarth is a pretty good channel, but they really missed the mark on this one.
Death eaters are also important though. They both serve a vital purpose.
Pretty much every organism is important. You start to see it the minute you start really looking at nature.
Yeah, but it’s unfortunate they keep hunting down muggles.
@Keshuel You're an idiot if you think every organism doesn't have a role. Even if it's replaced, it still affects the balance of the ecosystem. And sometimes, the niche goes unfilled for a long time. Not to mention this comment disagrees with your other comment in this reply section.
@Keshuel Good god you're stawmanning hard. I never said "all life will collapse, whoa is me, the ecosystem has fallen". I said it can impact the ecosyetem negatively, and *that's it*. Stop looking for an argument where there simply isn't one.
to be fair, if you want to sequester carbon you want to have fewer things dying since the way a tree sequesters carbon is by being alive and growing big and turning it into bark n shit. So optimally, for the short term, youd probably want as much biomass going to trees that live for a few decades, which would mean you want less resources going to mushrooms that arent helping those trees to exist.
I don’t know about anyone else but I would love to see a game about this, with different mushrooms that have different abilities.
This is exactly what I was thinking of, it would probably be somewhat similar to the pvz garden warfare games though.
Mushroom Wars is a game that has existed for a long time.
That's called Mariokart
The toxin that the black truffels produce would be a very good ability
*Glances at Plants vs Zombies*
Have you been living under a rock?
1:25 I WASN'T READY FOR THAT ANIMATION 🤣
PERSONA!
You never see it coming
At 0:09: The Mushroom Kingdom, a place from the Mario franchise, is referenced.
At 1:33: Bob-omb, an enemy from the Mario franchise, is featured.
At 1:41: Toad and Amoonguss the Mushroom Pokémon from the Mario and Pokémon franchise respectively, are featured.
At 1:50: Exeggutor the Coconut Pokémon from the Pokémon franchise is featured.
At 2:20: A transition to a Pokémon Trainer battle, a gameplay feature from the Pokémon franchise, is featured.
To add
1:23 or 1:24 has what is most likely a JoJo reference. Or maybe it's a reference to another work which was a JoJo reference. Kinda hard to tell nowadays tbh.
Also Uno reverso
It's Persona 5
At 0:25 : Whispy Wood, a recurring boss from the Kirby franchise, is depicted
Don't forget "deatheaters" can also be a harry potter referance.
Just watched this video. I am by no means a mushroom guy. However, found this video to be both educational and entertaining, and just wanted to pass along my appreciation for all the time and effort put into this. Great job.
Your videos are so good!! 3 minutes packed with fun and info
“The Fungal Rumble in the Jungle”
*I do not know what I’ll use this for but I will be saving it for later.*
Possible game perhaps?
aaah, so this is why you only find certain mushrooms around certain trees.
Keeps showing how dependant they are on each other.
@amir plays In fact, trees are not quite trees. There’s no real scientific classification of what a tree is.
@@aenetanthony really? 🤔
@@rejvaik00 Sort of. It would have been more correct for me to say that trees don’t make up their own clade, meaning they evolved independently multiple times, and are often more related to other plants than other trees, although one can come up with a fairly rigorous botanical definition for a tree.
Parasitism into symbiosis seems to be the way of a lot of things in the long run. Teamwork makes the dream work
The "Death Eaters" are still completely essential and need to be preserved regardless of if they are "the bad guys".
I think the video should mention this, since it can paint the immage that we need to get rid of the other mushrooms, wich is a false and activly harmfull thing to do.
This is an informative video, it should have given both types of mushroom equal importance since neithe r are less or more important than the other.
that's dishonest though. we have no idea if it would be bad or good.
also worrying about people walking into a forest to de-fungi the forest is a little bit insane.
This video has made aware of the “bad guys”. Now I will hunt Death Eaters.
@@ToppeThrane High biodiversity is great for the the environment, because that is what balances things out. But I guess it's not like you can actually even tell death eaters apart or anything so do whatever you want🤷
@@ToppeThranefrom harry potter
.....HOW MUCH YOU CAN HARVEST FROM SAPSUCKERS, THO?NOT *MUCH* , I SAY!!!WHILE TEAM DEATHEATERS ARE HAVING SO POTENT PARTICIPANTS AS *CHAMPINGONS AND OYSTER MUSHROOMS* , DUDE!
......SO, OBVIOUSLY, I'M FOR TEAM DEATH EATERS
I love the bite sized info, however, I can't wait for the day "HourEarth" gets announced :p
Congratulation to whoever came up with that mushroom war art. It's Awesome :)
Dic animations did
Is there a benefit for the presence of "Deatheaters" though? I feel like some nuance is lost in their role and made to feel a little villanous, but there's ought to be a balance to be stricken here right?
definitely!
Deatheaters vs Sapsuckers seems like a cool concept for a video game and/or an animated series/movie or even a book
In a nutshell, there is mush room for humanity to improve its relationship with Nature. 🙂
nice one
the door is that way sir
I approve
No way! I was trying to identify a mushroom that I found and was searching the internet about the mushroom and the mushroom was growing next to a tree. And you made a video about it! What a coincidence!
there are plenty of fungi that decompose organic matter like leaves or specific components in the soil. The best known kind is agaricus campestris. Just because a fungi is growing near trees on the ground it doesnt have to mean that they form a simbiosis with a tree. Lepista nuda for example is decomposing leaves, so you will only find it below trees.
I'd love to see one on parasitic Fungi too!!
Just unbelievable how you manage to make something as boring as mushrooms into a super exiting video. Well done!
It's fascinating how humans become part of nature's grand balancing act
you could say nature dropped the ball making humans
@@TheRealMooHamHead69420 it's just we usually distinguish humans from nature, as if everything we do is unnatural. Here we see however that humans will always do nature's bidding.
@@jessh4016 that's what I'm saying :D
After all, life always finds a way, even if that way is through the deadly chemicals
This color coding...holy this is why the Shroobs are purple. They also feed on the toads and their behavior is totally based on the death mushrooms here. Always love finding the possible sources of inspiration unexpectedly. Mario and Luigi Partners in Time
Love the Foreman vs Ali reference!
Ali boma ye!
1:33 My straw reaches acrooooooss the room ... and starts to drink your milkshake. I. DRINK. YOUR. MILKSHAKE. I DRINK IT UP!!
This isnt the Harry Potter fanfic I was expecting, damn you for making me learn! (great video)
The "sapsuckers" described in this video are ectomycorrhizae. Also of note are arbuscular mycorrhizae, which form similar relationships with many non-woody species of plants, including most commercially significant crops.
Science is so much better this way. Thanks Minute Earth!
Minute Misinformation
I loved this video this was so interesting, Can't wait to find out which teams makes it millions of years from now
Awesome video, absolutely love the art in this one, the is presentation concise and well thought out. It keeps you engaged and following the subject matter. Love all the references too, perhaps the color scheme is one too lol.
agreed! i loved the winding tendrils on the sapsuckers I had imaged their mycorrhizomes to be branching like the "death eaters" and now am inspired to learn more!!
On kids epic I used to watch your videos all the time and I'm really glad I found your RUclips channel
I was expecting a video discussing a game but instead got a nice informative video instead...nice!
Love the video ! Packed with informations and cool references !
I liked this video, its very fun, yet informational. It sparked me to looked into these 'sapsuckers" more for my garden.
The nitrogen interaction seems extremely complex. Excess anthropogenic nitrogen goes to the saprophytes first, but wouldn't some also go into the trees at the deeper levels in the soil and benefit them too? Is letting the saprophytes absorb this runoff nitrogen better or worse than letting it flow all the way to a river delta and contribute to hypoxic-zone-causing algal blooms? How unfair is the competition in a nitrogen abundant woodland (i.e. with N rich agricultural runoff) vs a nitrogen neutral woodland (i.e. undisturbed by man)? Neat stuff
the visuals were superb in this episode :D
I just found this Chanel and its the best, its fun, and its educational
1:40 ah yes.toad,my favourite mushroom
yes my favourite too!
the animation is to GOOD, thats why i love ''MinuteEarth"
What about parasitic ones.
Also can you talk about trees inside citys and how that effects them.
Mycorrhiza is truly a wonderful process!!
Adding nitrogen should help the sap suckers more than the Death Eaters since the sap suckers and their trees are functioning at a nitrogen deficit according to the ecological niche description that you gave. I agree with the assessment on the air pollution though
True
RUclips randomly recommended me this. I’m glad it did. This was quite fascinating.
Didn't know the Mushroom War games have this deep of a lore.
I can't wait for you to cover the Great Mushroom War!!!
We also enjoy some death eaters such as the diverse oyster mushrooms and the lion's mane. In fact, they're much easier to cultivate and can even be cultivated at home.
When you think about it, deatheaters, sapsuckers and trees can all team up, the deatheaters can provide the sapsuckers win nitrogen, who then help trees grow, the leaves and fruits of which animals eat, which means more animals survive, which means more animals are born, which means more animals die, which means more dead stuff for deatheaters.
The uno reverse meme part was just epic NO U! *Steals Nitrogen
FUNGAL RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE got me. Nice video.
I first imagined a fantasy world where sentient moving mushrooms go to war against each other (not what I thought the video would be about)
Mushroom war
AHH MARIO HELP! HELP! IM BEING KILLEDDD!AHHHHH
Now I want a board game about that
You just gave me some new inspiration and information for my fictional mushroom universe!
On this one I think I'm Team Green...
DeathEaters forever, dude...🤘🤟
@@octavianjoseph8633 no way
@@nope1904 Yes way...
@@nope1904but if they didnt exist.. eehhh.. dead bodies all under the ground
Yeah there’s definitely a balance there
Both are important
We need the "Deatheaters" too. Careful about how you present information on internet.
It’s weird to just call any mushroom that doesn’t form a relationship with trees a death eater. What about ink caps or psilocybe mushrooms that feast on the dung of ruminators? I guess you would say the grass is dead but deatheater seems like a strange term. Maybe recyclers or something because they recycle material no longer being used into something with greater bioavailability
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I LOVE the different video game mushroom references.
Jojo Shroom: I activate my trap card 1:26
Glad I learn something new today. Thanks MinuteEarth
Thing is it would be bad if either 'won' and the other went extinct. Decomposition is important after ll.
So while it's great to encourage symbiotic fungi, it's not as simple as 'one side gud other side bayud.'
I binge watch this channel for no reason
Meanwhile the Third Faction of Muskrooms, the BloodDrinker (Parasitic Muskrooms) just enjoying their life:
They would be on sapsuckers' side, because :
More sapsuckers = more and bigger trees = more Blooddrinkers
Parasitic Muskrooms? pah, wait until Elon Muskrooms!
Also, predatory mushrooms! IIRC, some lay sticky traps on their mycelia to grab small nematodes
@@AloisMahdal Elon Muskrooms are on the Mission to Colonize the Marian Ecosystem😂
Thats the coolest video about mushrooms that I have ever seen
This video kind-of makes "Deatheaters" look like unequivocal badguys just a tiny bit, especially since Sapsuckers help trees while Deatheaters do not. Maybe a follow-up video to expand a bit more on Deatheaters and the necessary roles they fill in the ecosystem?
I wouldn't be too surprised if the Deatheaters at some point released spores into the air that controls humans into sabotaging the Sapsuckers by doing things with trees
0:22 WISPY WOODS?
This makes it sound like deatheaters and sapsuckers are two united sides in a single front war while deatheaters should be competing amongst each other much more than they do with the sapsuckers over nitrogen, no?
No one talking about adventure time?
I WAS GONNA SAY ITTT!!!!
I really appreciate you letting us borrow your videos and I promise we’ll subscribe right guys.😊
Thought u meant Nuclear ☢️ War😂🤣
cutest educational video i have seen since maybe ever 👶🐥
"You could say they are deatheaters"
Scientist: *strokes chin* hmmm yes...
Harry Potter Fans: *F E A R*
I suggest we actively encourage the formation of a third mushroom guild whose entire purpose is to keep the balance in the necromancer/druid conflict in order for the ongoing hostilities to eventually produce enough fungal mana to.... aaah... do, like, anything requiring massive amounts of fungal mana, or something, I guess?
Worked in 1852, will work now.
Okay the art in this one is so perfect
I just love the way you draw these videos
I did a science project on Endomycorrhizal fungi i think its cool that fungi can undergo this symbiosis
Fungi are funny little dudes. Thank you for the information.
So it's in fact a self stabilizing symbiosis between both types of fungi and trees? It's not so much a competition as it is a feedback system in the balance between both fungal kinds.
I wish there were games about science. It's such a cool concept.
Fungal rumble in the jungle 🤣 is my new favorite frase, perfect for a band name too
Love the Pokemon and Mario cameos in your videos
My impression was always that the excess nitrogen was decreasing the utility of the mycorrhizal fungus so the plant symbionts were sharing less carbon with them. I'm not sure how the excess nitrogen would "supercharge" decomposers that are already unlocking excess nitrogen.
This video is very interesting and informative. I absolutely love the imagery here.
…although, I must to admit; the title of this video makes me remember the amazing animation video with our favorite plumber brothers. I believe it is called Rise of Mushroom Kingdom. (Which it’s completely unrelated to this video.)
Who knew such drama was going on? Nature truly never fails to surprise and amaze me!
so cool animations! love the style
True
Love the fact that the sponsor of your video is an university
he summoned an entire fandom with "Deatheaters"
You some how did what some teachers can’t do.
Make learning fun and interesting.
the animation is such fun and full of memes, make me smile. thank you it was a fun story
This needs to be turned into a massively multiplayer game where each person gets 1 chance to choose a side and fight it out.
Absolutely love this, wonderful stuff.
Fungal rumble in the jungle! Great video. Thanks MinuteEarth :)
Dude! I ssw “Deatheaters” in the thumbnail and I immediately got excited because Harry Potter. Kinda bummed out it wasn’t, but then again, it’s a pretty interesting video
One od the best shit i ever seen and been able listen to. Whole documentary was so enjoyable to watch and understand... Good work!
You guys missed an amazing opportunity to turn this into a Harry Potter episode with the death eater thing