Sunday, July 14, 2013

SUNDAY SMILES – MY COUSIN THE FUNGUS


No, I am not dissing one of my blood relatives…

I am merely riffing on a post by Wisegeek:

“Mushrooms are more closely related to animals than to plants.

Mushrooms are fungi, which are actually genetically closer to animals that they are to plants.

Scientists use a genealogical path known as the Tree of Life to trace the evolution of living organisms, and they have determined that fungi share a common ancestor with animals and are completely branched off from plants…”


They share a common ancestor with – us? 



Is that bizarre or what?

And we have a difficult time accepting those sweet, furry chimps…

What do ya say?

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