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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago (7 children)

A web of mycelium that permeates the ground and constantly regenerates itself, occasionally producing visible fruiting bodies.
It's "immortal" only in the sense that an organism with distinct genetics doesn't die of old age, but fungi aren't really individual organisms like we are.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (6 children)

They're more like the Zerg than the Terran, or Protoss, that's for sure.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If I see a fungi constructing additional pylons, I'm gonna be back here with some words.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

"You must construct additional Pylons."

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