mycelium earth's natural internetwork..

http://static.videoegg.com/ted/flash/fullscreen.html?v=/ted/movies/PaulStamets-2008&cid=/ted/movies

WAVES OF MYCELIAL NETWORKS INTERSECT AND PERMEATE ONE ANOTHER. This interspersing is the foundation of soils worldwide. Although the mycelia, under the microscope, are seemingly undifferentiated, their ability to respond to natural disasters and sudden changes in the environment is a testament to their inherent intelligence. I believe MYCELIA ARE EARTH'S NATURAL INTERNET, THE ESSENTIAL WIRING OF THE GAIAN CONSCIOUSNESS. The recent creation of THE COMPUTER INTERNET IS MERELY AN EXTENSION OF A SUCCESSFUL BIOLOGICAL MODEL THAT HAS EVOLVED ON THIS PLANET FOR BILLIONS OF YEARS. The timing of the computer Internet should not be construed as happenstance. Sharing intelligence may be the only way to save endangered ecosystems. The planet is calling out to us. Will we listen in time? The lessons are around us. WILL WE LEARN?

Read the rest of the article here..
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0GER/is_1999_Fall/ai_56457625

 

Mushrooms and fungi in general are truly unique forms of life. They can supposedly live forever through these mycelium networks without having to reproduce asexually like many bacteria do to stay immortal. In many ways fungi networks are immortal.

Definitely makes you consider whether Mckenna's earlier assertions that some mushrooms species are extra terrestrials/aliens more seriously. And supposedly the chemical in psilocybin is the only 4-substituted indole in nature.....which says a lot.

 

And not to mention the connect nature of things.